this week at work i have had 2 attend a few meetings, where i am the only female

the initial meet n greet is always awkward 4 me as i loath shaking their hands

their sweaty, dirty, smelly boy hands

so i wear pants with pockets... even tho i dont particularly like pockets... and keep my hands in my pockets, which works most of the time

i wish i could say dont shake my had mate... but i cant

how do u feel about shaking hands and esp when the men go straight into the hand breaking extra tight hand shake that most men likt to do??????????????

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Hi, pleasure to meet you

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Keeping your hands in your pockets when someone extends his hand to shake yours is insulting.

Not to mention the fact that a woman walking around with her hands in her pockets is just plain tacky.

And if you find their handshakes "hand breaking," you need to work on yours. You probably have one of those "limp fish" handshakes.

My boss was peeing against a pillar after work when this manager type of guy showed up to speak with him....my boss noticed him, he noticed my boss while my boss was holding his dick in one hand and his case in the other......finished peeing, shook his dick a little bit, pulled his zipper up and stretched out his hand to that dude who, out of a reflex and politeness, shook my boss´s hand.

Shaking hands is gross so I often carry a disinfectant with me cause you never know whether that other person just touched dirty dick or ass or poo or other gross stuff.

Gross peeps gross me out.

MacDaddy said:

Hi, pleasure to meet you

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OUCH. That looks like it hurts.

I just give a dap. Or I'm sure to have one of these handy:

RufusRawfield said:

My boss was peeing against a pillar after work when this manager type of guy showed up to speak with him....my boss noticed him, he noticed my boss while my boss was holding his dick in one hand and his case in the other......finished peeing, shook his dick a little bit, pulled his zipper up and stretched out his hand to that dude who, out of a reflex and politeness, shook my boss´s hand.

Shaking hands is gross so I often carry a disinfectant with me cause you never know whether that other person just touched dirty dick or ass or poo or other gross stuff.

Gross peeps gross me out.

Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule.

smelly boy hands, yea we all know those palms work overtime.. i feel same way about shaking hands with a bloke. i hate all that formal shit & think sometimes a smile/nod/wink is adequate greeting.

fuzzywitch, just hang on to your handbag & keep hands firmly in pockets!!

Well, I get my first impression of a man by their handshake. The overbearing tight grip tells me they have a confidence or inferiority complex and are making up for it by showing some initial form of over exertion to make a point that I really do not care about.

The "quick grip" that doesn't allow for a firm fitted shake tells me they are pretty much of the same fabric of the guy described above and want to keep an unspoken advantage over you for "whatever" reason.

The "limp grip" is the one I abhore to no end!! That tells me they are just that....LIMP!!! WEAK, SOFT A PUSHOVER!!

The finely inserted "thumbweb" 2 "thumbweb" handshake with a firm confident grip and shake is what shows me "this is a person I want on my team"!! Confidence abound! Disciplined in the ways of "Man-Laws" and the like!! LOL!!

Those who deny or do not offer up a shake.....well, they seem neurotic to me, obsessive compulsive or a germaphobe!

I loathe the "hand breaking" handshake, it's a macho handshake. I tend not to like people who do it.

DexMSR said:

Well, I get my first impression of a man by their handshake. The overbearing tight grip tells me they have a confidence or inferiority complex and are making up for it by showing some initial form of over exertion to make a point that I really do not care about.

The "quick grip" that doesn't allow for a firm fitted shake tells me they are pretty much of the same fabric of the guy described above and want to keep an unspoken advantage over you for "whatever" reason.

The "limp grip" is the one I abhore to no end!! That tells me they are just that....LIMP!!! WEAK, SOFT A PUSHOVER!!

The finely inserted "thumbweb" 2 "thumbweb" handshake with a firm confident grip and shake is what shows me "this is a person I want on my team"!! Confidence abound! Disciplined in the ways of "Man-Laws" and the like!! LOL!!

Those who deny or do not offer up a shake.....well, they seem neurotic to me, obsessive compulsive or a germaphobe!

My businessman dad actually gave his four daughters "handshake lessons," because he thought there was nothing worse than a limp handshake - and wanted to make sure we were never guilty of it.

Make sure you enter with your briefcase (or anything else you're carrying) in your left hand, so your right is free. Stand your ground. Look the other person in the eye. Smile. Give a firm (but not bone-crushing) clasp. And break.

Genesia said:

Keeping your hands in your pockets when someone extends his hand to shake yours is insulting.

Not to mention the fact that a woman walking around with her hands in her pockets is just plain tacky.

And if you find their handshakes "hand breaking," you need to work on yours. You probably have one of those "limp fish" handshakes.

u aint a nice person at all ru.......u make me look like an angel..... .....Anything fuzzywitch posts ur in there having ago....ive got ur number!

davetherave6767 said:

Genesia said:

Keeping your hands in your pockets when someone extends his hand to shake yours is insulting.

Not to mention the fact that a woman walking around with her hands in her pockets is just plain tacky.

And if you find their handshakes "hand breaking," you need to work on yours. You probably have one of those "limp fish" handshakes.

u aint a nice person at all ru.......u make me look like an angel..... .....Anything fuzzywitch posts ur in there having ago....ive got ur number!

Honey, I think everyone has your number - that number being -->

Genesia said:

davetherave6767 said:

u aint a nice person at all ru.......u make me look like an angel..... .....Anything fuzzywitch posts ur in there having ago....ive got ur number!

Honey, I think everyone has your number - that number being -->

Not every1.............

I absolutely HATE it when a man shakes my hand "gently" because I'm a woman. Or they attempt that move where they somehow grab your fingers only and turn it as if in the old day where they might kiss the top of your hand. ok...IF a fine gentleman were to actually kiss the top of my hand (NOT in a work enviroment!) that might be ok depending on the circumstances.

but at work...in a meeting or something of that matter......Just shake my fucking hand already! you don't have to crush my bones but you don't have to act like I'm made of thin glass either.

all this germaphobia too...makes me mental. hand sanatizer every minute...ugh! get over it already! give your body a germ or 2...it's OK, it may even make you stronger.

ok..I'm done.

Shorty said:

I absolutely HATE it when a man shakes my hand "gently" because I'm a woman. Or they attempt that move where they somehow grab your fingers only and turn it as if in the old day where they might kiss the top of your hand. ok...IF a fine gentleman were to actually kiss the top of my hand (NOT in a work enviroment!) that might be ok depending on the circumstances.

but at work...in a meeting or something of that matter......Just shake my fucking hand already! you don't have to crush my bones but you don't have to act like I'm made of thin glass either.

all this germaphobia too...makes me mental. hand sanatizer every minute...ugh! get over it already! give your body a germ or 2...it's OK, it may even make you stronger.

ok..I'm done.

dogs walk around smelling each others' asses.

chimps pick each other's nits.

we shake hands. it's the one thing we've got that immediately let's a person know where they stand with another person.

to not shake a hand that's offered, or to take measures to avoid it, seems pretty disrespectful, to me...and communicates as much as your handshake might.

I'm embarassed to shake hands with anyone right now because of a wart on one of my fingers. I thought it would go away and instead, it just grew bigger. I went to Walgreen's and got some kind of wart medicine to put on it and now I have two warts on that finger. Any advice on how to get rid of them?

^ Cryotherapy should do the trick.

vainandy said:

I'm embarassed to shake hands with anyone right now because of a wart on one of my fingers. I thought it would go away and instead, it just grew bigger. I went to Walgreen's and got some kind of wart medicine to put on it and now I have two warts on that finger. Any advice on how to get rid of them?

I'm sorry. That's not funny but..it just struck me as funny. medicine to get rid of a wart actually multiplies it.

ok..I'm sorry again.

does a simple bow of the head accompanied by a "pleased to meet you" work?

sooo, what are the added implications of grabbing an arm or sholder, or using both hands, or shakin and hugging???

When they extend their hand you could always say something to the effect of, "I'm just getting over a cold/cough and don't want you to get it." Extra points if you can get a fake cough in before introductions to strengthen your excuse.

sometimes my hands are sweaty and it makes it very uncomfortable to shake hands, and of course it's rude not to if someone offers.

I prefer meeting women because they are less likely to shake your hand and more likely to give you a hug.

I am also a fan of bowing, I wish that tradition dominated. Maybe when China takes over

ZombieKitten said:

Keep some mustard sachets in your handbag, when someone offers you their hand, put mustard on your hand then shake. That's one less person who will shake your hand in future! I keep mustard in my handbag to squirt at those hand cream people who chase me at the mall.

I think maybe you're a genius!

What about throwing up in my hands?

NDRU said:

ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

I think maybe you're a genius!

What about throwing up in my hands?

I say good idea, however why not simply puke into THEIR hand when they extend it?

and explain "that's how my people greet each other?"

Genesia said:

DexMSR said:

Well, I get my first impression of a man by their handshake. The overbearing tight grip tells me they have a confidence or inferiority complex and are making up for it by showing some initial form of over exertion to make a point that I really do not care about.

The "quick grip" that doesn't allow for a firm fitted shake tells me they are pretty much of the same fabric of the guy described above and want to keep an unspoken advantage over you for "whatever" reason.

The "limp grip" is the one I abhore to no end!! That tells me they are just that....LIMP!!! WEAK, SOFT A PUSHOVER!!

The finely inserted "thumbweb" 2 "thumbweb" handshake with a firm confident grip and shake is what shows me "this is a person I want on my team"!! Confidence abound! Disciplined in the ways of "Man-Laws" and the like!! LOL!!

Those who deny or do not offer up a shake.....well, they seem neurotic to me, obsessive compulsive or a germaphobe!

My businessman dad actually gave his four daughters "handshake lessons," because he thought there was nothing worse than a limp handshake - and wanted to make sure we were never guilty of it.

Make sure you enter with your briefcase (or anything else you're carrying) in your left hand, so your right is free. Stand your ground. Look the other person in the eye. Smile. Give a firm (but not bone-crushing) clasp. And break.

My Dad did too and I am still greatful for it !

Shorty said:

I absolutely HATE it when a man shakes my hand "gently" because I'm a woman. Or they attempt that move where they somehow grab your fingers only and turn it as if in the old day where they might kiss the top of your hand. ok...IF a fine gentleman were to actually kiss the top of my hand (NOT in a work enviroment!) that might be ok depending on the circumstances.

but at work...in a meeting or something of that matter......Just shake my fucking hand already! you don't have to crush my bones but you don't have to act like I'm made of thin glass either.

all this germaphobia too...makes me mental. hand sanatizer every minute...ugh! get over it already! give your body a germ or 2...it's OK, it may even make you stronger.

ok..I'm done.