"Oh yeah. Awkward hugs are one of the worst types of hugs, I think," Kevin said. "I always want to ask people if they're worried I'm going to take advantage of them or something, but I've learned the hard way that people who are awkward about it are also awkward about being asked. Nearly got myself punched in the face by one of my brother's friends asking him why there was so much space in between them when he hugged my brother."
He glanced at Dean, noticing that his mind had gone again to Seamus, and decided that he wasn't doing a very good job of distracting him. Perhaps hugs wasn't the best subject for distracting someone from thinking about someone they wanted to touch - actually, it was probably a terrible topic for distraction in that regard, but it was the topic Dean had requested, so he stuck with it.
"I think almost falling over or having other difficulties with hug logistics can all be solved by laughing about them. If you can't find them fun - even if you don't actually laugh aloud, I guess - then what's intended as a nice gesture turns into something not so nice."
He considered Dean's question. "I think you have to gauge not only whether to give a hug but what kind of hug you should give. Like, if you wanted to surprise tackle hug someone, but they were in a really terrible mood, or if they'd just gotten injured, you probably wouldn't want to do that. But a comforting, gentle, not-surprise hug might still be appropriate in that situation. And then there's hugs with more than one person, where everyone has to be in the mood for a group hug - or, well, I suppose if not everyone wanted it, than it could just be a couple people hugging, still."