Do You Shake A Woman's Hand?

Mike Finley

It used to be protocol or social acceptable that when meeting a husband and wife you shook the husbands hand only and you greeted the wife verbally and with good eye contact.

I often waffle back and forth on this. Especially when I meet just the female of the house by herself I often don't offer my hand out to shake hers upon initial greeting or leaving. If she offers hers I shake it of course but I don't initiate. And I often wonder - did I insult her by not extending my hand to initiate a hand shake?

What do you guys do?

rbsremodeling

I shake the hand of the husband firmly but not over powering.

I try to grasp the ladies hand softly with my hand under hers,like if I was going to plant a kiss on the back of their hand with
comfortable eye contact and give a courteous response.

Funny you mention that I just did it recently and a female homeowner giggled and thought it was gentle like

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neolitic

I was taught to wait for the
lady to "offer" her hand.

Seems to be a lot less handshaking
in general these days.
I hold out my hand and get odd looks
more and more often.
Maybe everyone is getting germ-o-phobic?

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Double-A

I always offer a hand to all I meet.

I was taught to treat everyone equally, no matter gender. If I offend, which I've only done once that I'm aware of as the woman was Muslim and quite traditional, I apologize.

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mickeyco

Fist bump.






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Greg Di

Mike, I'm right there with you. I have no idea what to do sometimes.

Treat all women like your mom or grandmother and you'll be OK (usually).

I might just start giving knuckles to everyone to make it easier! It works for my six year old daughter.

See below:



ETA: I googled that pic. NO RELATION, I SWEAR!

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buildenterprise

Shake a woman's hand only if she offers it.

rbsremodeling

you slay me sometimes i swear are you a democrat?

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kevjob

We always shake their hand along with kids, the dog whoever is there.

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ruskent

I normally just give them a smooch on the cheek.

Greg Di

Damn. One minute before me and you steal my thunder. I even had a pic. Bastard.

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mickeyco

I think it's our age, 40 + , because I remember it the way Finley originally stated it. I am always caught off guard when they extend the hand, sometimes I do the "wipe the hand on the pant leg" before the shake.




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rbsremodeling

Old bastard, get it right

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mickeyco

You can't hesitate, the early bird get's the worm, you get partial credit for the pic.



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MBS

I always shake the womans hand. I just stick my paw out there and the look in their eye says it all. They know I respect them and am treating them on equal footing with men. THEY LOVE IT! I'm not bashful about it. It goes a long ways when having to deal with them later on.

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rbsremodeling

How about the female member's on here do you all ladies have any opinions on the subject

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RCPainting

Good Question! Sometimes when I offer my hand to a customer, they are a little surprised. When I offer to a fellow contractor in a business or social scene it may set the "tone". I am not the "little woman", I am a contractor!
As a woman, I usually offer.
As far as should you shake a womans hand, I say yes! Sometimes a gentle two handed shake works also.
In my other job, I teach. The other day I was doing mock job interviews with students and we practiced how to shake hands and I never even thought of this! I taught boys and girls to shake, smile and make eye contact!

MALCO.New.York

Yes!

If you do not in todays World, you may be viewed as a Chauvinistic Pig!


I treat All the same. I Generally do not like Humankind and therefore it is an effort to be cordial, so I treat all as one.

We all suck!

But I Love You!!!!

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72chevy4x4

Are those warts on the back of your hand