Who do people hug? Apart from partners, although I rarely hug mine so that's not a given. Is 8 hugs a day from one person realistic? Equally, do people know 2,3,4 people who they would hug multiple times every day? I can't make sense of how this would pan out, never mind for 12 hugs. Oh I just read the article and apparently 4 hugs a day is necessary for survival. Some of us would be driven to absolute distraction by 4 hugs a day. I think Virginia Satir must have had a very particular take on the human condition.