The moving along handshake

Posted by Dinah on March 31, 2005, at 21:13:30

Does anyone else detest it as much as I do? I rarely am on the receiving end of it, because I rarely shake hands, and certainly not in "moving along handshake" situations but I have received one once or twice and I've seen them given, and I just hate them.
They're very gracious and all. It's not that. But there are so many unpleasant assumptions built into them. That you will try to monopolize the person giving it being the most obvious. That your words aren't worth paying attention to is another.
I *guess* I understand their purpose. I'm sure that on occasion the moving along handshake is a necessity. But I don't think it should be assumed on first hand to hand contact. :(
So now I don't shake hands of my own free will at all. I'll return them, but I rarely if ever initiate them. All because I once received a moving along handshake.
Maybe I'm a bit too sensitive?

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