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[braves01]

I just had my first kickboxing class at my new gym, but when I first met the owner he came in hard and fast with a surprise handshake so I couldn't prepare myself. Now I'm worried he already has me pegged as a pushover beta because my handshake was weak/kinda weird. Is this something I should be worried about?

 

[TUSR]

Did you limp noodle shake his hand?

Beta

 

[corn_fest]

It's too late. You'll have to find a new gym.

 

[The Technomancer]

I just had my first kickboxing class at my new gym, but when I first met the owner he came in hard and fast with a surprise handshake so I couldn't prepare myself. Now I'm worried he already has me pegged as a pushover beta because my handshake was weak/kinda weird. Is this something I should be worried about?

I cannot wait until this term leaves usage

 

[Schadenfreude]

.

 

[spiderman123]

I hate shaking ppls hands....wash ur hands ppl

 

[Delicious Waffles]

My Dad's friend always told me you have to give firm handshakes. Never a limp one or you look like a bitch. His words.

 

[Antti]

Is this... a thing?

 

[DominoKid]

that's like half the battle. the other half is eye contact.

stare at them w/ this level of intensity

 

[Capitan]

you know what makes you beta? worrying this much about it. big deal. if you want his respect, work hard at kickboxing.

 

[jb1234]

Give him a hug to compensate.

 

[Trey]

Did you at least maintain eye contact? If not, you lost.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I cannot wait until this term leaves usage

Are you admitting that you have a weak handshake?

 

[spiderman123]

 

[blame space]

 

[ledman]

Is that John Mayer?

 

[anarckitty]

I don't know how important they are, but I make sure I give a nice, firm handshake when I first meet someone. You don't want to do the limp handshake.

 

[Currygan]

true men are always prepared for titanic handshakes. Nah, just kidding, my handshakes are always super weak


I always do the handkiss, anyway

 

[Tesseract]

noodlers can't be trusted.

 

[Kickz]

Did you give him the wriggler?

 

[Gr1mLock]

My Dad's friend always told me you have to give firm handshakes. Never a limp one or you look like a bitch. His words.

I agree with your dad completely.

 

[Pau]

I'm really bad at reading social cues sometimes and someone will either go to high five me or something and I'll awkwardly shake their hand. That's gotta be a worse impression than a limp handshake.

Sometimes I wonder why I'm allowed to leave the house.

 

[AoM]

 

[DominoKid]

lmao. i don't even like KOTH but this funny.

 

[blame space]

I certainly don't want to look like a bitch!

 

[anarckitty]

This is my go-to handshake when I have an interview.

 

[braves01]

Did you give him the wriggler?

I didn't get my hand all the way in there before he clamped down on fingers, so yeah he basically just shook my fingers.

 

[Extra Sauce]

One weak handshake doesn't automatically makes you a beta.

Asking feedback about your weak handshake on a videogame message board does though.

 

[ronito]

Oh weak handshakes will get you pegged alright.

 

[Kisaya]

They're not important, but I always put out my hand for a handshake when I introduce myself. Just feels a little welcoming, heh.

 

[Tesseract]

They're not important, but I always put out my hand for a handshake when I introduce myself. Just feels a little welcoming, heh.

WE GOT A NOODLER.

 

[blame space]

girls don't get judged on their handshakes, do they? maybe I should start breaking girls' hands to establish kino escalation.

 

[ffdgh]

Hmm not sure. I avoid it since I hate touching shaking people's hands.

 

[Tesseract]

Hmm not sure. I avoid it since I hate touching shaking people's hands.

if i charge up to you snarling mark iv style and shit you best be ready for an atomic handshake.

 

[Karish]

They shouldn't be, but they are really very important to me. Mostly in how I judge a man. Not sure why...

 

[sk3]

I try to match the other person's force. If I feel a strong force I will add strength to my own, if I feel a normal human handshake, I will match.

Never had a situation where the other person just left their hand kind of hanging there. Motion up, motion down, its not that hard.

 

[Jitters]

I think it only matters to old people.

 

[DrSlek]

My Dad's friend always told me you have to give firm handshakes. Never a limp one or you look like a bitch. His words.

Firm handshake and eye contact is best.

This is my go-to handshake when I have an interview.

I hope you also call the interviewer a sunnova bitch. This is exceptionally important.

 

[Currygan]

girls don't get judged on their handshakes, do they? maybe I should start breaking girls' hands to establish kino escalation.

just kiss them hands son. It works exceptionally well when you're suffering from sexual starvation

 

[Zios]

I just had my first kickboxing class at my new gym, but when I first met the owner he came in hard and fast with a surprise handshake so I couldn't prepare myself. Now I'm worried he already has me pegged as a pushover beta because my handshake was weak/kinda weird. Is this something I should be worried about?

You should be worried that you care too much about what people might think about you. Good lord...

 

[MrToughPants]

Shaking hands is fucking disgusting.

For example, I always play with my sweaty balls and don't wash them.

I always give a 'You just touched my ball juices' smile with a limp noodle shake so the wanna be alphas can squeeze that juice into their pores.

 

[Archer]

/thread

 

[Kisaya]

WE GOT A NOODLER.

Haha, what?

maybe I should start breaking girls' hands to establish kino escalation.

No, don't.

 

[FunkyMunkey]

you have to move and relocate to a new home now

 

[TheMan]

weak handshakes are bad, but really hard handshakes are kind of annoying too. i don't need some overzealous dumbass squeezing the shit out of my hand. a happy medium is best.

 

[BlueTsunami]

I'd like to think that it doesn't mean anything to me but its a bit disconcerting getting a weak handshake from somebody. Get the fuck in there, bro.

 

[maxxpower]

I almost didn't move for George Dubya because his handshake was limp.

 

[criesofthepast]

Any man who doesn't shake my hand with at least 140lbs of grip strength is not worthy to be in my presence. I usually beat them up and steal their wallet.

 

[Conciliator]

It doesn't matter except to a couple people who bizarrely view handshakes as symbolic of your personality. More than anything it tells you a little bit about how the shaker views themselves. If they do one of those over-aggressive, hang-on-too-long-so-you-get-the-point, you know "oh, they're one of those guys".

 

[shoplifter]