Hi there, today we're going to talk about holding hands. What can we truly tell from it?
Eye contact is usually the first link in almost any human interaction, but the first physical contact will probably involve the touch of hand to hand. It's usually the initial physical contact to reveal positive intentions and establish some intimacy and trust.
When we reach our hand in greetings we acknowledge the person before us and show some confidence in them, in return we expect to receive the same treatment. This is why handshakes (and how they're done) play such a vital part in business meetings - we want to feel that we can trust the other guy to make a deal.
To hold hands with our loved one is the "advanced form" for that matter - it shows more permanent fondness, rapport, respect, concern, trust and perhaps romantic feelings.
But as many things in body language, this expression of affection is not that simple. It seems to us that it's OK to hold one's hand but not the other, even if we like them both very much. E.g. An heterosexual man in the western culture will almost never hold hands with another man, that's why the photo of George W Bush holding hands with the Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia hit waves in the US, but was received calmly in the Arab culture.
In this article we will do the explanations. What does it mean to hold hands in different contexts and of course, how can we apply it in our daily lives.