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Post by Ava on Feb 11, 2018 16:00:23 GMT
How do you shake hands?
Strong, mild, variable depending on who the person is...?
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Post by 12YearsABlob on Feb 11, 2018 16:55:31 GMT
Yeah, you might be on to something. I get hugged/give hugs more than I handshake... Weirdly enough, even at 'work'. I do extend my hand to be polite, but it turns into a hug anyway. However, when I do shake hands - I love it when the other person has a firm grip, or gives my hand a little squeeze. Very reassuring. Especially love it when they take my hand in both their hands. I dunno, I might be the limp hand you encounter, Faith. I do try to reciprocate, but it's more of a response than an initiation.
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Post by 12YearsABlob on Feb 11, 2018 17:14:07 GMT
My Cap Asc friends: Neutral. They give a pat on the back, or a hug if they know you. Otherwise not very handshake-y, even with bosses (unless the other person initiates). Not in a rude way, though. They're just, very self-contained.
My Cancer Asc friends: Handshakes are firm, usually enthusiastic. Cardinal energy, perhaps? (But yeah, no way you're escaping the hugs from this one.)
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Post by whisperix on Feb 11, 2018 17:26:08 GMT
Interesting. I have a Libra Stellium and for me it depends I do not like those handshakes that slips out of my hand or I do not feel. In my personal opinion they belong to the persons that do not have any opinion at all. I do not prefer those handshake-squeezers as well. It hurts. In my personal opinion they belong to a group of people that work a lot and have no connection to their body any more. Last but not least I do not like men that licks my hand. Oh boy! I am totally fine with the rest!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 17:51:00 GMT
Virgo ascendant with a more or less weak handshake. I don't like introducing myself to people, and if there's someone new at work and I don't have much choice but to initiate an introduction, I never extend my hand, I instead just say hi and tell them my name and talk to them a bit. If there's someone going around introducing the new person to everyone in the office, then I handshake.
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Post by Violets on Feb 11, 2018 18:08:28 GMT
Sort of typical Pisces, maybe...
I think that my handshake (I'm rarely in a position to need to shake hands with anyone, that's pretty formal for the West Coast states, lol) depends entirely on how I'm feeling, how I feel about the person I'm shaking hands with, and the energy I pick up on from them.
Usually, a "Hi, nice to meet you!" and a smile is sufficient.
I never shake hands with friends or coworkers I already know, sometimes a hug if we're close...not usually, though.
When I do shake someone's hand, I can either be the firm handshake, or the uncertain limp hand who may have either been caught off guard, or doesn't really want to shake the other person's hand to begin with.
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Post by 12YearsABlob on Feb 11, 2018 18:43:48 GMT
See that is where my grip is probably weak or evasive.....I don't quite understand the ritual of "the feigned hug." Yeah, me either..
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Post by anela on Feb 11, 2018 20:40:21 GMT
I don't like handshakes, so mine is probably weak. Last weekend, I met two grandsons of one of my uncles we hadn't seen in years - met his wife, too. The one guy stayed in his chair, and said hello, this other one - who it turned out is only eighteen - walked over and shook our hands, after I said, "I'm Angela". And he shook it again as we were leaving.
I'm not keen on hugs, either. I love them occasionally, when it's someone I know well, but not people I barely know.
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Post by geminiblues on Feb 12, 2018 22:48:03 GMT
Scorpio ASC if that matters...
I aim for firm enough to feel intentional but relaxed enough to not make it a competition. Weak is just wrong, but too strong conveies either a dominance challenge or an unawareness of your own strength. Maybe some men think that every situation is a dominance challenge but I think signaling that at a first introduction is a mistake at best, a sign of either arrogance or insecurity at worst.
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