I didn't say anything about rubbing up against anyone. You keep bringing that up as if everyone is some manner of cat. In your initial statement that I responded to, you said "girl wearing skimpy outfit = I will grope."

But even if there is hugging involved, that does not mean they want you to touch them. For many girls, wearing something skimpy is a way of expressing to themselves that they aren't ashamed of their body. It is a more extroverted implementation of the typical 'wearing sexy underwear that nobody can see.' Hugging is a gesture of friendliness or kindness or empathy. It is possible that there are flirtatious intentions behind a hug, but that is far, far from a guarantee. There's a lady I know who has modestly sized implants. She's really proud of them, and with a glass or two of wine will offer to show them to people. She's also one of those super-friendly huggy types. Someone overheard a group of male friends of hers talking about them... when they told her, she was legitimately shocked. She didn't realize they even thought about them in a sexual way. If any of them had tried groping them, she would have absolutely felt violated.

I have talked to many, many women about this. The majority of my best friends growing up were female. It's that idiotic meatheaded mentality that helps lead to so much rape and assault in this country. Clueless people who don't realize that women can define their own line of demarcation where fun stops and harassment begins. Some women like to get pretty close to that line. If you aren't expressly told what that line is, don't assume that you are so hot shit that they want you to go farther. Your limited experience is irrelevant-- all women are not the same. You are not entitled to shit. Are you afraid that if you ask and they say "no" you'll never get to touch a woman or something? Just fucking ask first. It won't kill you.