I know these stories have been posted before. I'll add mine to the mix.
On Sunday my wife's family had a gathering for a couple of birthdays and even had some folks from New York (a Long Island couple and an aunt from the Finger Lakes area). I had planned to disarm before entering the house, but spaced the plan as the kids were jumping out of the car. I normally carry a Glock 19 in a CrossBreed Super Tuck and can wear a simple shirt without being seen. This time I was in a striped button-down shirt and had no chance of being discovered...or so I thought.
As we were planning to leave, one aunt, who's always playfully flirtatious to me though I'm 20 years younger, gave me an especially comfortable hug. When her hand slid down to the butt (gun's...not mine), she jerked it back up, but kept the hug going as if nothing had happened. Now her son-in-law is an enforcement officer and carries in his civvies too so I'm certain she knew what she was feeling, and only pulled away because she knew what it was, not that she objected.
The second hug was just a friendly sideways one and her hand went right on the hand-grip. She gave me/it an extra squeeze and smiled like she knew and would "keep my secret".
All in all, a positive experience though if I had ran it through my mind before hand, I'd have expected a ruckus that booted us out of the party and banned us from seeing the nieces/nephews (think of the children).
Carry on.
On Sunday my wife's family had a gathering for a couple of birthdays and even had some folks from New York (a Long Island couple and an aunt from the Finger Lakes area). I had planned to disarm before entering the house, but spaced the plan as the kids were jumping out of the car. I normally carry a Glock 19 in a CrossBreed Super Tuck and can wear a simple shirt without being seen. This time I was in a striped button-down shirt and had no chance of being discovered...or so I thought.
As we were planning to leave, one aunt, who's always playfully flirtatious to me though I'm 20 years younger, gave me an especially comfortable hug. When her hand slid down to the butt (gun's...not mine), she jerked it back up, but kept the hug going as if nothing had happened. Now her son-in-law is an enforcement officer and carries in his civvies too so I'm certain she knew what she was feeling, and only pulled away because she knew what it was, not that she objected.
The second hug was just a friendly sideways one and her hand went right on the hand-grip. She gave me/it an extra squeeze and smiled like she knew and would "keep my secret".
All in all, a positive experience though if I had ran it through my mind before hand, I'd have expected a ruckus that booted us out of the party and banned us from seeing the nieces/nephews (think of the children).
Carry on.
