I've read lots of posts on here from people who hug their T at the end of a session and it makes me curious as to how these hugs begin? Does it start from the first session when initiated by the T or does it naturally just develop over time after a few sessions? I find it odd to think that the T who is essentially a stranger in the first session just goes and hugs a client without knowing their comfort levels and background on touch etc. I know some clients discuss a desire for hugs with their Ts and then it happens but for others, it seems like it was always there. I am a hugger (by that I mean I hug family members and close friends when I meet them and say goodbye but it would have weirded me out if my T tried to hug me early on. Now after many years, it wouldn't seem so weird. In fact, I would like it to happen but it won't so maybe I'm asking out of jealousy but it does make me curious.