I am not going to try and hurt the girl's hand, but most women will automatically put their hand into yours the way they want to shake, and then I'll give a gentle squeeze and a respectful shake. I have heard women tell me they hate when men shake their hand like they're weak, as if the man would break their hand shaking it any harder!

I have heard women tell me

I cannot believe my eyes. You actually talk to women?

Are you SURE you are not just making this up?

I usually just shake it softly, I don't want them to think I'm some kind of muscle bound barbaric pig

I never really thought about it.

Then again, I don't think I've been in any situations with a woman which have demanded a handshake.

Hard, like all my handshakes.

But I do like to let my index finger give their palm a little playful touch or two. It brings up the question of "is he really doing that, oh wow".

If you can pull it off playfully, at a little boyish wink. Nothing creepy, it has to be genuinely lighthearted. Women love that shit.

I hate that shit when girls grab like half your hand and your stuck with that limp crypt keeper handshake.


Amen brother. Then it's a lose-lose situation. A hard handshake there is the most awkward feeling for both parties ever, and a soft handshake makes you lose the grip so there's no real shake at all.

I fuckin hate it when they do that.

This.

Or just pound that.

I usually bust a fairly decent load into my hand before shaking a girls hand, it's always interesting to see their reaction and I guarantee it's an hand shake they'll never forget.

^ Heh.

Same as my usual handshake but much softer, with a nod and eye contact. I also despise the incredibly weak handshake some girls do, but meheheh(icles.)

I just do it moderately, you know? I'm usually a vise-grip sort of guy, but I'm not out to crush some random girl's hand, so I tone it down.

Most girls I know give me dead fish handshakes anyway. They just sort of present their hand and I have to awkwardly shake their fingers, but I make eye contact and act charming and whatnot, so it all works out.

What is it with females and fish?

Stripped?

Wait, who said Stripped. Did you say Stripped?

I take their hand in mine lightly, bow down slightly, say it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

I always match the pressure of the other party. If a male pulls some "I am stronger than you bullshit" I twist his arm.

I cannot believe my eyes. You actually talk to women?

Are you SURE you are not just making this up?

I feel some tension coming from you, did I wrong you in some way? Oh, and yes, I do talk to women. ;-)

No, you don't.

You know in those romance movies how the greasy latin guy will hold a girls hand before he kisses it? Kinda like that, just without the kissing part. (eye contact if youre trying to hit it)

LOLOLOLOL!

You should be a comedian you know that?

iSoape is a true gentleman :)

if someone is shaking my hand in a professional/formal setting, I like a gentle-ish shake and a little squeeze.

informally, depending on all sorts of things I won't go into, I do the 'hold the hand, one kiss on each cheek' thing.

"Charmed"
"Pleasure"
"I've heard alot about you"
"It's been such a long time!"

etc.

remember eye contact as not to seem disinterested, even if you feel intimidated.

Girls usually go in for a hug; when it's a handshake, I guess that I hold their hand and squeeze with my thumb. Nothing special, it's a hello.

I'm not ethnic enough to bow.

You sound like a big phony.

I hate people like you.

I hate people who make assumptions over the internet.

I bet it stings extra hard when it's true.

I bet it stings extra hard when it's true.
ba-duh chhhhhhh

^^^^ You two should have an epic battle of finger dexterity and hand muscles, with the winner given rights to perform an extremely masculine and extremely painful slap on the back. That's how I do it with the girls around here at least.

Why are you freaks trying to analyze a hand shake? Just go in for it, be confident, grab her hand like a man with a set of balls and let her know you have a penis

by gently guiding her hand to your crotch

by gently guiding her hand to your crotch
Amen.

I love a good firm handshake, whether from a male or female. Eye contact is the key too, even if they don't make eye contact, I'll be looking straight at whoever I'm shaking hands with anyway.

I hate it when people have a loose, girly handshake. If you're going to shake my hand, fucking do it right.

Just a regular, firm handshake. Don't be a limp pussy, and don't try to crush someone's fingers. And for the love of Christ, don't kiss her hand.

well when they stick out their hand, i usually slip my penis in and casually blow my load in their eye if they don't take it in the mouth.

As a female I'm going to say:

Smile when you handshake, we're going to look into your eyes. Be sincere, it is sometimes easy to tell if you're gonna go for our pants or not.
IMHO.

I detest men with weak handshakes and being only human, it makes me judge their character instantly as weak.
I'm bad people I know, I can't help it.

We usually do the kiss on the cheek thing in pastaland, I don't however, I hate greeting women that way, that's not how MEN greet each other, that's why I always go for high fives with the ladies and tongue kissing with the guys.

Make sure to stare at her breasts the whole time. I heard they love that.

Since when did women start shaking people's hands anyway? yeah I'll admit I live in a pretty backwards part of the country..... but still.... it's just awkward!!!! I hate strangers touching me! I think it's fine for 2 men to shake hands but if a woman is involved then it should just me like a smile and a small nod of appreciation instead hahaha. Oddly enough I'm only really like this with Brittish people..... if I'm on the continent then I have no problem with the kiss on each cheek thing even with total strangers.
However if a handshake is an absolute must and there is no way to avoid it..... then I think it should be somewhere in the middle..... not firm enough to hurt because if a guy did that to me I would think he was an inconsiderate cock.... but if it's too soft then I might think he was patronising me a bit.

Normally it seems that the handshake is not obligatory with girls, and is performed if a girl offers her hand first.