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To: vladimir998

Nope. No physical contact with men who are not close relatives or (future - I’m still engaged) husband.


34 posted on 06/22/2008 7:32:54 PM PDT by forkinsocket
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To: forkinsocket

Is that for religious reasons?


36 posted on 06/22/2008 7:35:57 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: forkinsocket
Nope. No physical contact with men who are not close relatives or (future - I’m still engaged) husband.

FYI- You can't get pregnant shaking hands, nor even is it normal for anyone to be the slightest bit aroused by a hand shake.

But power to you. I'm always thankful for people who give me clear clues that I should steer clear of them.

By the way, why do you shake hands with close relatives? Aren't you afraid of incest?

58 posted on 06/22/2008 8:24:15 PM PDT by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people, socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: forkinsocket

In polite formal Western society, it is incumbent upon a woman to lift her hand making it available for shaking when meeting someone. It has been considered rude for a man to grab a woman’s hand when meeting her without her first offering it for a handshake. This little bit of etiquette is pretty much now ignored in Western business and society, however, it still exists.

Still, touching a hand with a quick public handshake is in no way considered intimate, and is merely polite.

In (very)casual groups—say at a party with friends—it’s not unusual in for a woman to hug a man when greeting—although this is a new practice, coming out of the ‘60s—still, while very casual, no sexual intimacy is understood by it.

What country would you be from where in public a woman meeting someone new with a formal handshake is considered impolite or vulgar?


62 posted on 06/22/2008 8:36:08 PM PDT by AnalogReigns
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