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ways to hold hands: a touch-starved thread by nymi
1. the most common way: cupping palms. person 1 reaches behind person 2's arm and cups their palm against theirs, so their hands are like the criss cross pattern on cherry pies except just one criss cross. this is the go-to for new couples or just close friends
2. actual criss cross, but of the fingies: you gotta have the courage to interlace your fingers between the other person's, where the palms are touching. more intimate so probably best with people you're closer to
3. criss cross but not criss cross: basically like the last one but it's like spooning with your hands. the big spoon hand spoons the little spoon hand by pressing the palm against the knuckles. best if big spoon hand's fingers can fit between hand 2's, where they can grip+
big spoon hand's fingers as well. kinda like a double spoon idk it's hard to explain
4. as opposed to cupping palms, hand 1 holds just hand 2's fingers, excluding the thumb. hand 1's thumb can be held in the holdee's palm (fingers wrapping around their thumb? even better)
5. messy: most common among people who are more comfortable with each other. can be a combination of any type of hand-holding, but may also have stray fingers or a randomized placement of them. cute and lazy
6. placing on top: if someone's in emotional distress and needs just a little bit of reassurance and their hand is just sitting there out in the open, put your hand on top. awkward if you don't know the person well, but sweet. rub thumb on the back of their hand for more intimacy
7. permission: shyly reaching over, asking to hold hands by reaching slightly for the thumb or forefinger. usually ends up in a nerve-wracking yet low-effort version of any other types of hand-holding, like cupping just a little or only holding one or two fingers. weak but cute
8. the charmer: holding up one or both of person 2's hands to around chest height. their entire hand or just the fingers should rest on the inside of person 1's hand. better effect if 1's thumbs are also holding the hands in place
9. goofy: usually done upright and vertically. person 1's palm and fingers are holding the other person's fingers, but to where the tips of person 2's fingers are in 1's palms. person 1's wrist area will most likely be covered by 2's palm and thumb. very effective if 2's fingers+
are also between 1's. this one was hard to explain im sorry
10. weirdest way, but a respectable flex. 1 and 2's hands are directly across from one another's and their fingers intertwine, but don't go past the knuckles. the hands are more held together by the thumbs since the fingers are stuck at the top away from the palms
end of thread, i would say happy hand-holding but we're in isolation rn lmao
