Finding new friends as an adult can be hard. Can a heartfelt hug spark social interest? A new study investigated.

When you hang out with your best friend you might curl up on the couch, talk about your deepest, darkest secrets, and let your guard down as you laugh, cry, and vent. You’ll feel incredibly ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Two toddlers growing up in New York City are showing the world what friendship is all about. Viral video taken by one of their dads is demonstrating that love, CBS2's Jessica ...

In 2025, several psychology studies aimed at understanding hugging were published. Here are the major takeaways from them.

Friends Maxwell Hanson and Finnegan McKenna went viral when footage of them running toward each other was posted on social media in September Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter ...

Everyone is taught that angels have wings, while the truth is that the lucky ones of us find they have 4 paws, and it appears they like to hug as much as we humans do. Jeanny and Przemek from Germany ...

Researchers from Germany found that friends hug for less than three seconds, while romantic partners embrace for over seven seconds, according to artificial intelligence data in their September 2025 ...

Two friends have broken the record for the world’s longest hug after a marathon embrace on London’s South Bank. Joe Snape and Will Jarvis, both 27, locked arms for 36 hours, 36 minutes and 36 seconds ...

A Florida middle school girl was reportedly given detention after she gave her friends a hug before the bell rang for classes to begin for the day. The Jackson Heights Middle School eighth-grader told ...