I'm confused...

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According to lots of websites, it's said that people like hugging because it makes them feel closer to the person that they hug.

I'm confused by this information, as for me, hugging is just a form of sensory comfort, because I like pressure on my skin (I love wrapping thick blankets around myself or wearing heavy clothing). It doesn't make me feel closer to the person at all...

Am I a just a robot or does anyone else feel this way?

It's both. You're not confused.

You just have a more literal/biological interpretation of it.

I absolutely loath anyone attempting to hug me, it's a gross invasion of personal space. In fact it's one of the few things that could provoke a physically violent response from me.

I don't feel anything when people hug me. I'd rather not be touched unless I'm warned ahead of time and it's by a person I really trust. Even then I'm uncomfortable.

I feel very comforted when my girlfriend squeezes me but it definitely expresses affection and warmth.

I was never the type to enjoy touch but when you feel strongly for someone, everything changes.

I love hugs. It is a sensory thing. I don't know about feeling closer to other people afterwards. Maybe a little because I know that I'm accepted in their personal space? Mostly, I just like the feeling.

I actually got hugged-out this weekend, meaning that I had had enough. I didn't know that was possible. I actually didn't use my weighted blanket because the whole reason I like it is that it helps me get that hugged feeling and I didn't want any more of that.

I detest hugs on the basis that it's close human contact, and a form of tactile stimulation. I don't do love anyway and I have severe sensory issues.

It's mainly a sensory thing for me. However I only allow those closest to me to hug me. And I prefer to be hugged from behind with their arms criss crossed over my chest for the compression.

I don't enjoy hugs with acquaintances because I don't think I'm getting the same emotional reward from them as the other person. i.e. if I have to hug someone who needs comforting, I'm too focused on not recoiling to get anything from it.

I do need hugs from my family sometimes though; when I get those hugs that I can appreciate, I get a sense of physical and emotional connection.

I don't really care for hugs. Physical touch is a little uncomfortable for me. I would have to really love someone to hug them. A deep emotional connection would probably make me forget the discomfort.

I haven't really been hugged much since I was a child, I've never liked it to be honest. My dad use to drink and he'd do those drunken hugs, it was awful.

I do not like them

I'm OK with hugs but don't think I initiate them. I definately feel others get something out of hugs that I don't.

I love giving and receiving hugs. They make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I get an emotional reward from hugs, which is sometimes enough to compensate for the mild sensory distress they cause me. I can't and won't take hugs from casual acquaintances/strangers