This is a sweet sentiment. I'm glad you have a family that accepts and enjoys your hugs :).
Touch is a human need, even a primate need. If we deprive our newborns of touch they will fail to thrive. They can die from this. I think we try to forget that as adults we can still benefit from consensual, non-sexual touch.
I'm reminded of an article I read awhile back about how many men in American culture are deprived of touch. It's worse for men who aren't in a romantic relationship.
You are so right and have made some excellent points here. I once came across a study how an infant was saved when he was placed right next to his twin brother and as the two hugged, he healed and another study where a mother kept hugging her baby for long, he got saved. So yes, human physical touch is an actual need like you said a primate need. Thank you for the great comment.