The Three Seconds Before a Hug

Trust isn't built in grand gestures. It's built in the three seconds before a hug when you're

both deciding whether to step forward. Watch how they hesitate, then move. That tiny gap closing

between them holds more vulnerability than any words could express. Most people think

connection happens during the embrace, but it actually happens in that awkward shuffle

beforehand when you're both risking rejection. The real intimacy isn't the hug itself.

It's choosing to be the one who steps first, knowing the other person might not

meet you halfway. That's where relationships are actually made.