Holding hands
Two people hold hands, apart from in the case of a handshake:
- to express friendship or love
- to guide a child
- to keep together in a crowd
- for emotional support
- to help the other standing or climbing up
Whether friends hold hands depends on culture and gender: in the Western culture this is mainly done by women and small children. In Arab countries it is done also by men.
See also Physical intimacy.
