Holding Hands

Two people voluntarily hold hands, apart from in the case of a handshake:
  • to express friendship or love,
  • to enjoy physical contact (not necessarily of erotical character),
  • for emotional support,
  • to guide (a child, a blind, in darkness, etc.)
  • to urge to follow,
  • to keep together (in a crowd or in darkness),
  • to help the other walking, standing or climbing up,
  • to dance.
Whether friends hold hands depends on culture and gender: in the Western culture this is mainly done by women and small children. In Arab countries it is done also by men. See also Physical intimacy.

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