Holding hands – how do you do it?

Do you just take your hands or do you wedge your fingers? The way you hold hands says more about both of you than you think!

Have you ever paid attention to what your hands do when you go for a walk together? Do you hold a romantic hand, do you hook up with your partner – or do you walk side by side without any touch? What your hands are doing tells you a lot about your relationship! Here you can find out exactly what that is.

Wedged hands

You love each other hotly and intimately. There is practically no sheet of paper between you and you like to spend your time in pairs. This is great, as long as you don’t develop too many interdependencies …

Holding hands at an angle

Holding hands: Couple holding hands diagonally

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You are a good team, but your relationship is not necessarily passionate. That sounds sobering at first, but it also has advantages: Because the fire only burns on a low flame, you have a lower risk of vocal arguments – and more time for the essentials.

Hold on to only one finger

Holding hands: He holds her on a finger

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Clearly: you need your freedom. Too much confinement is simply not good for your relationship – this also shows your hand position. As long as both need distance again and again, this is not a problem at all and can always give the relationship new momentum.

Hook up with him

Holding hands: She hooks on him

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Do you like to hook yourself in his arm? This means that the roles are clearly distributed among you: You are looking for closeness and security – and he enjoys being able to play the protector. No question, this principle can work wonderfully!

You don’t touch each other?

So not looking for closeness to the other, can a bad sign – but of course it doesn't have to be. Perhaps your relationship is not yet so intimate, or maybe you just find it easy to walk without holding hands. The best thing to do is just talk about it – before anyone draws any wrong conclusions …

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