Obviously with other guys I do a firm handshake. And don't hold it too long because I don't like being too intimate with men. However I NEVER try to break all of their fingers off because when a guy does that to me every now and then, I think "What a ****ing a-hole!" and feel like punching him. (sometimes they will grab mostly just my fingers and ALL of them will pop)

With girls, I show my attraction by smiling in a flirty way (eyelids a bit lowered) with a *gently* handshake. I do not have a Firm grip at all.
I will hold it a bit longer than normal (~3 seconds?) - and when I let go, I kind of rub my fingers along her hand as I am pulling away. So that my fingers are carressing hers. Very touchy handshake. Yet soft.

I bet some will think of this as "weak" and "not confident" but I view it as flirty and sensual.

I lick my palm and give them a messy high 5, then hold my hand there a little too long... LOL jk.

anyway, a firm solid handshake will do. women will often times look at the handshake bad if its not firm enough.

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A gentle handshake = bad (shows lack of confidence)

You want to have a firm handshake, but don't squeeze too hard. A handshake with a female should be no different than shaking the hand of a prospective employer or really anyone for that matter.

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Whats been said, Slight tilt so their palm is up (i mean slight). Do that with every1, it shows dominence.

I usually give a firm, solid, confident handshake to both women and men... You know, not too rough but decent enough to show confidence/dominance/whatever it is! You are alpha, why should it be soft? I also try to avoid looking at the counterpart's hand during the "whole process", but keep EC all the time. I put on a seducing face at times.

Funny thing is, if you interrupt the getting-acquainted-process with a funny comment you can hold her hand for even more time and she doesn't even care (or doesn't even notice I don't know).

Example:
Me: Hey, my name is xxx.
Her: Hi I'm yyy (don't let her say anything else)
Me: yyy??? You totally don't look like a yyy! Bla/neg/c&f

And hold hands as long as the mood is somewhat hilarious

at the end i kind of throw their hand away. i aint clingy.
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i usually twist their hand so it is in a kind of holding hands position as if I was leading her then shake like that, its different and seems kinda nice (real strange way to explain it but I know what I mean)

I once was talking to one of my girl friends about a guy she though had come off creepy. Her reasoning of why she didn't like him was that he had the "fish handshake" This basically meant soft and jelly like. Firm is better, but don't crush her hand. Heck half the times I just reject the handshake and go for a hug. Fuck handshakes we aren't business partners we are future lovers. Show some warmth my friend.

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Shake like everybody else, keep it and say... Ooooh you have the strength of ten Barbies. And retract your hand.

I remember when I was about 14/15 and I shook this womens hand (she knew one of my friends I was with at the time), as she was a women I barely gripped her hand and didnt really shake my hand either. She said "that was a very bad hand shake, you feel all brittily, do it again" I did it alot firmer and she said "thats more like it".

This showed me that when it comes to doing hand shakes the sex of the person you are doing the handshake with shouldnt even come into account.

I basically got two different hand shakes I do when I shake a girls hand. If I am in a professional setting I give my business hand shake. Which is a firm shake with 4 or 5 pumps. If I am in a social setting I tend to give not as firm hand shake with 3 or 4 pumps.

personally i won't shake girls hand

if they put out their hand, go in for a hug

Yeah a normal handshake is what you want to do.
I always make sure that both my palm and the other person's palm are at ninety degree to the ground. If someone tries to twist my hand so they are in a "dominant" position I keep my hand firm at ninety degrees and make a mental note that they may be a fool.

you gotta be careful about rejecting the handshake for a hug.some women are just awkward and dont like hugs.i usually grab their hand, spin them and say"you need to stop being so formal."

either that or just look at them w/ a raised eyebrow and a "really?" look then start talking to someone else.

If they ever stick a hand out grab the shoulders do a european a kiss on either cheek and carry on from there. Handshakes are sooo formal, id use em in day game but night game just go in for the kisses