It simply means he missed you. Have you ever met an old friend you were once close to back then when you both were in high school, then you met ten years after you both left school, and you both had not seen each other for ten years, when you both finally meet, because of how close you both were when you were in school, he hugs you and lifts you.
That shows that he missed you all this while because he has not seen you for a long time. If he hugs you and lifts you because you both were once close and he missed having you around when you both met, he could not help but lift you while hugging you.
When a guy lifts you, it means he missed you, but there are other meanings you can derive from it. Take a look at other possible meanings.
6 Possible Meanings When A Guy Lifts You Up
- He missed you
- It means you are someone he admires
- He is having a good time hugging you
- He has feelings for you and wants you both to be more than friends
- He just likes doing that, if he does that to other girls
- He is trying to show off his strength
He missed you
I gave an illustration earlier in this article where you just met a friend you have not met for a long time and he hugged you and lifted you.
In a situation like this, it means he has missed you so much and he was so excited to see you.
When he met you, he could not help but lift you and you hugged. This is a way of showing how he missed hugging you and he missed having you around.
With this, you should know by now why he lifted you while hugging you. A random guy would not hug you and lift you, for him to do that, then it means you both have known each other for a while and he has missed you too.
It means you are someone he admires
For him to lift you while hugging you shows that you are someone he admires. A guy you just met that does not admire you would barely lift you while hugging you.
When he lifts you, it is a gesture showing how much he admires you. Guys like this would find it difficult to hide it when they admire a lady.
If you are that lady he admires, he would not hesitate to show you how much he admires you by lifting you when he hugs you.
He is having a good time hugging you
Some people love to hug, especially when they hug a friend they are close to. If he loves it when he hugs you or he is having a good time hugging you, he would lift you as you both hug.
It may not be that he finds you attractive, he just loves hugs, and any time he hugs you, he always has a good time hugging you.
There could be something about you that makes him have a good time hugging you. It could be that he likes it when you both have body contact or he just likes your scent and it feels like he should not let you go when you both hug.
He has feelings for you and wants you both to be more than friends
This is true if he genuinely has feelings for you and he wants you both to be more than friends. When he hugs you, you would notice how he lifts you, when he does that, it shows how much he wants to be close to you.
You should also pay attention to such gestures, if he suddenly started lifting you n you both hug, then he wants you both to be more than friends.
You should not just depend on that, if he has feelings for you he should be able to communicate it to you verbally. He may hug you tight and lift you, you should let him say it verbally so that it becomes official.
He just likes doing that, if he does that to other girls
You should also pay attention to how he hugs other girls, if he lifts them the same way he lifted you, then you should not see it as anything special.
Since he does that to other girls, it means he enjoys doing that regardless of who the girl is to him.
Do not think he is doing that to make you feel special, he just likes doing that when he hugs girls. If you are not comfortable with it then you can tell him not to do it anymore.
He is trying to show off his strength
When someone lifts you while hugging you, shows the person is strong enough to lift you without you being scared of falling.
Guys are aware that ladies like strong guys, once he knows that she likes strong guys, he would try to show off his strength by lifting you when you both hug.
Do not think he likes you or he wants to be more intimate with you, he is only showing off his strength.
What To Do When A Guy Lifts You
- Wrap your hands around him
- Allow him if you miss him too
- Ask him why he did that
- If you are not comfortable with it, tell him not to do it
- Hold on tight to him if you missed him too
Wrap your hands around him
If you hug a guy and he lifts you, wrap your hands around him if you are comfortable with him lifting you while you both hug.
When you wrap your hands around him, he gets the message that you are comfortable with him and you do not mind him lifting you when you both hug.
Wrapping your hands around him when he hugs you is like giving him the go-ahead. Since he knows that you are comfortable with it, when next you both hug, he will lift you because he likes doing it with you and you also return the same energy.
Allow him if you miss him too
If it is a guy you genuinely miss, do not stop him from lifting you. Especially if you are comfortable with it. Simply let him lift you. It could be fun when someone lifts you and you both hug.
As long as you are comfortable with it, let him lift you. He could even like you because of how it feels lifting you while you both hug.
Ask him why he did that
Usually, when someone does something you do not like, the ideal thing to do is to ask the person why he did that. If you ask him why he did that he would explain that to you, when he does, you would be able to see from his perspective why he did that.
If it got you pissed, now that he has told you why he did that, you would not be as upset as you were earlier. It is best to ask questions when you are not clear about something, making assumptions would only make it worse.
The assumptions you make could even be wrong and you may end up misinterpreting what the person meant.
If you are not comfortable with it, tell him not to do it
This is a straightforward reply you can give the person if you are not comfortable with him lifting you when you both hug. When he is aware that you are not comfortable with it, he will not do that next time.
You should tell him plainly that you are not comfortable with it. If you assume he knows that you are not comfortable with it, he may keep on doing it without knowing that you are not comfortable with it.
That is why you need to communicate it to him. That way, you have passed a message across.
Hold on tight to him if you missed him too
When someone lifts you while hugging you, you need to hold on to the person, you would do that for two major reasons: because you missed the person so much that you want to hug him so tight and have close body contact with him, and because you do not want to fall while he lifts you.
If you missed him too and you do want to keep the physical contact, you can hold him tight.
When you do this, it would send a message that you also miss him and that you like how he lifts you when you both hug. When you give this type of reply, he could even like you more.
Final Words
A guy who missed you would most likely lift you when you both hug. Some guys do it because they are trying to communicate indirectly that they want to be more than a friend to you.
Other guys do it because they want to show off their strength. If you are comfortable with him lifting you when he hugs you, you can wrap your hands around him.
On the flip side, if you are not comfortable with it, you should let him know that you are not comfortable with it and you would appreciate it if he does not lift you when you both hug.
