Is it normal that i ended a convo with a handshake?

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I saw a former friend at the gym today. It was an awkward small talk but we agreed to exchange numbers before he left. We used to be good friends before we lost touch. I shook his hand before he left. Is that normal?

I'm a female btw

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Based on 74 votes (65 yes)
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  • dirtybirdy
    11 years ago

    Sure. But I prefer a hardy flap on the back.

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    • Avant-Garde
      11 years ago

      Its better than a slap on the tush:/

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      • dirtybirdy
        11 years ago

        Ummm...well I was thinking that tush slapping should be the new greeting. I'll have to start with you missy. :o

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    Yeah that seems fine.

    It would have been weird if you went for a hug.

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    • disthing
      11 years ago

      I would find a hug from a friend less weird than a handshake :/

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      • Terence_the_viking
        11 years ago

        It's not wierd when there is regular contact but in this case i think a handshake is the better option.

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  • Jeaneathean
    11 years ago

    Sounds alright to me.

    Could have been worse. Did you exchange numbers? And have you contacted one another since?

    Formality is okay. Better than ignorance as far as etiquette goes.

    I wish you well.

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  • NiceKitty
    11 years ago

    Meh.. I would have found it to be a bit awkward myself.
    But I'm socially awkward in the first place.
    I'm sure it's normal.. For the most part.

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    • disthing
      11 years ago

      I don't know why this is thumbed down (I thumbed you back up). As a guy, I'd find a handshake with a girl under informal circumstances a bit awkward too. I mean... It's not the usual way to say goodbye is it? Certainly not between friends, and certainly not between a man and woman.

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      • NiceKitty
        11 years ago

        Thank you kind sir.
        I agree with you completely. I find it unusual myself... Under informal circumstances, as you said.

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  • mixwell
    11 years ago

    Instead of a handshake he probably would prefer a handjob

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    • WasThatAMoth
      11 years ago

      Lol

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  • kelili
    11 years ago

    I don't know where you live but here that's what two men would two when leaving.

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  • [email protected]
    11 years ago

    You should have kicked him in the balls instead if you had the chance.

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  • mia_streeter
    11 years ago

    I think by shaking his hand was a very good way to say hi after loosening touch!!!!

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  • Mando
    11 years ago

    Yeah its that it all felt awkward not the handshake. Relax.

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  • kingsleycrowne
    11 years ago

    its just an idiosyncrasy don't worry about it

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  • AusDingo
    11 years ago

    Next time, give him a firm pat on the ass and say good game.

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  • Energy
    11 years ago

    Completely normal. Do whatever you like.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    It sounds fine to me.There's only been one occasion where someone handed me their hand for a shake. It was awaked because I expecting that we would hug and I had already begun to make the movements to initiate the hug. Anyway, it did no harm to the relationship. Me and my then acquaintance are still friends.

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  • disthing
    11 years ago

    Where I am, a handshake between a guy and girl would seem an odd gesture in anything other than a formal setting.

    It's much more common to simply say your goodbyes after exchanging numbers without any physical contact. Then, if the friendship becomes stronger, a hug / kiss on the cheek might be more appropriate. But never a handshake.

    So I voted 'Not Normal'. Perfectly fine, just in my experience not the usual behaviour between casual friends, one of whom is female.

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  • yourcompanion
    11 years ago

    I start and end all conversations with handshakes. It feels great entering and leaving a conversation on good terms.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago

    At least you didn't vomit on him or something. That would have been worse:P. Maybe a bit formal, but a handshake isn't anything ridiculous.

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