Why do some women walk together holding hands? (boyfriend, females, males)
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I've noticed the walking with arms linked thing among Asian females too. It's just something that friends do. In some countries like India or the Middle East men do it too and they are for the most part not gay.
Actually I had a friend from Burma I met with in Malaysia. When we went to a water theme park she held my hand a lot. Made me wonder if she liked me or something...I did think she was probably just doing it to be friendly, but I thought in those cultures people of the opposite sex did not do that unless they were a couple...turned out later that she had a boyfriend anyway, but other things she said (which were sort of flirtatious, talking about love a lot) and her natural playfulness, as well as say placing a hand on my thigh for extended periods, really made me wonder. Before you ask no she's not one of those gold-digging types who just wanted a foreign 'boyfriend.' She is a dentist, and is now doing further studies in the States.
I've noticed the walking with arms linked thing among Asian females too. It's just something that friends do. In some countries like India or the Middle East men do it too and they are for the most part not gay.
Actually I had a friend from Burma I met with in Malaysia. When we went to a water theme park she held my hand a lot. Made me wonder if she liked me or something...I did think she was probably just doing it to be friendly, but I thought in those cultures people of the opposite sex did not do that unless they were a couple...turned out later that she had a boyfriend anyway, but other things she said (which were sort of flirtatious, talking about love a lot) and her natural playfulness, as well as say placing a hand on my thigh for extended periods, really made me wonder. Before you ask no she's not one of those gold-digging types who just wanted a foreign 'boyfriend.' She is a dentist, and is now doing further studies in the States.
That is very interesting.
Harrier would interpret those actions as signs of romantic interest as well.
It appears that she didn't and perhaps people in Myanmar(Burma) view such actions in a different manner than we do here in the USA.
Do you know what the Malaysians around you might have thought if they were watching you and your friend?
Is this a cultural practice in those communities, or is there some other reason why these women do this?
I do not see it as being unique to people of any culture or community. I see it all the time - in many places in the world.
Nor do I see it as being in any way a "romantic" gesture. Everyone expresses their affections in different ways. Some people do it using tactility. I am not seeing any great mystery or requirement for explanation here.
Miss Hepburn is often walking with friends that grab her hand
and walk along wih her, sometimes hook her arm.
Miss Hepburn doesn't care for it much, but flows with it....she thinks
it is very sisterly and maternal...but since her mother never showed her
much affection it is not natural to her.
Come to think of it those friends have children...grown and gone now.
Hmm, maybe it is something they used to do with the kids and is a habit or
miss it.
(Ok, Miss Hepburn tried the third person thing, Miss Hepburn feels
it is very weird , strange and makes her feel icky.)
Miss Hepburn is often walking with friends that grab her hand
and walk along wih her, sometimes hook her arm.
Miss Hepburn doesn't care for it much, but flows with it....she thinks
it is very sisterly and maternal...but since her mother never showed her
much affection it is not natural to her.
Come to think of it those friends have children...grown and gone now.
Hmm, maybe it is something they used to do with the kids and is a habit or
miss it.
(Ok, Miss Hepburn tried the third person thing, Miss Hepburn feels
it is very weird , strange and makes her feel icky.)
That's because referring to oneself in the third person is indeed weird, strange, and icky. It speaks to an overweening narcissism.
Harrier would interpret those actions as signs of romantic interest as well.
It appears that she didn't and perhaps people in Myanmar(Burma) view such actions in a different manner than we do here in the USA.
Do you know what the Malaysians around you might have thought if they were watching you and your friend?
Yes...actually I kinda felt we WERE a couple because people probably thought we were, haha. I actually kind of liked her a bit, but alas, it was not to be.
Women are just naturally more touchy feely than we guys are and don't have the same hangups we do about it. I see women hug, kiss, and hold hands all the time and don't think anything about it. Just like how two women have to accompany each other to the restroom at a club or restaurant. If we guys did that it would be considered pretty odd.
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