The affectionate position is a method of displaying warmth or affection by two or more people with closely related ties such as those between parents and children, siblings, friends, and lovers. Common affectionate positions include kissing, hugging, holding hands, and cuddling. Affection is a way form humans to show love and fondness through intimacy and can be performed by everyone.
Young adults hold hands to show their closeness with the person they are holding hands with. Holding hands is a long term clasp of one person’s hand to the other person’s. Young adults can hold hands to express unity. Young adults holding hands can provide comfort and strength by dispelling feelings of loneliness.
Drawings include:
Young Adults Holding Hands (Women - Front) assorted elevations (detail), elevations (outline)
Young adults hold hands to show their closeness with the person they are holding hands with. Holding hands is a long term clasp of one person’s hand to the other person’s. Young adults can hold hands to express unity. Young adults holding hands can provide comfort and strength by dispelling feelings of loneliness.
Drawings include:
Young Adults Holding Hands (Men & Women - Side) assorted elevations (detail), elevations (outline)
Elderly people to express their love or desire for another person. Elderly people can kiss to initiate intimacy with their partner or just as a greeting. Elderly people have been kissing the longest, as most probably started kissing as teens. In a monogamous relationship, elderly people have been kissing their partners for years.
Drawings include:
Elderly People Kissing (Men & Women) assorted side elevations (detail), side (outline)
Hugging is used as an embrace to show affection. Hugging can be done between friends, family, or romantic partners. Hugging is a full body hold where two people wrap their arms around each other and press their bodies together. Hugging is sometimes accompanied by kissing, but not always.
Drawings include:
People Hugging side elevation (detail), side (outline silhouettes)
Young adults hold hands to show their closeness with the person they are holding hands with. Holding hands is a long term clasp of one person’s hand to the other person’s. Young adults can hold hands to express unity. Young adults holding hands can provide comfort and strength by dispelling feelings of loneliness.
Drawings include:
Young Adults Holding Hands (Men - Back) assorted elevations (detail), elevations (outline)
