Won't hold hands in public?

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I believe quite a few men struggle with the gait of her partner being not as rapid as theirs.
Such an Aquarius mars.

My dad is Aqua mars/venus too. When we go out together, I can match his speed...when we three(mom, me, him) go out he's usually walking ahead of us ..sometimes I'm with mom ..sometimes I run around with him, sometimes he slows down for me 🙂 ..good thing my mom is all Sagittarius heavy „ she was the one that held his hand on wedding ceremony! 😄 he hates holding hands too... Sometimes I grab his elbow.


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I believe quite a few men struggle with the gait of her partner being not as rapid as theirs.
Such an Aquarius mars.

My dad is Aqua mars/venus too. When we go out together, I can match his speed...when we three(mom, me, him) go out he's usually walking ahead of us ..sometimes I'm with mom ..sometimes I run around with him, sometimes he slows down for me 🙂 ..good thing my mom is all Sagittarius heavy „ she was the one that held his hand on wedding ceremony! 😄 he hates holding hands too... Sometimes I grab his elbow.


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Same 🙂

I noticed my erect posture while walking usually invites my partner to elbow grab me. I think it's cute, although I still need to slow down purposely, which is very annoying.

Their pace must be the reason why I'm very strict about height!

P.s. I'm guessing, me and your dad, probably feel like an average pace would mean conforming to other people.
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I believe quite a few men struggle with the gait of her partner being not as rapid as theirs.
Such an Aquarius mars.

My dad is Aqua mars/venus too. When we go out together, I can match his speed...when we three(mom, me, him) go out he's usually walking ahead of us ..sometimes I'm with mom ..sometimes I run around with him, sometimes he slows down for me 🙂 ..good thing my mom is all Sagittarius heavy „ she was the one that held his hand on wedding ceremony! 😄 he hates holding hands too... Sometimes I grab his elbow.

Same 🙂

I noticed my erect posture while walking usually invites my partner to elbow grab me. I think it's cute, although I still need to slow down purposely, which is very annoying.

Their pace must be the reason why I'm very strict about height!

P.s. I'm guessing, me and your dad, probably feel like an average pace would mean conforming to other people.
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Ahh, i dont think it means conforming to other people! It just another weird Aqua thing.. 😛 My dad has this energetic walk..and always upright posture too.

I had 2 aqua friends who had aqua mars too. Both are fast walkers but.. one of them is like dad and you.. walks too fast ..its not quick pace that bothers, its that although we can match the pace, sometimes the person walking with Aqua mars feels left behind honestly, and i feel like a fish out of water sometimes.. I was on verge of tears a couple of times when I was in crowded area, dad is in hurry, not caring, and I *felt* lost! (Pisces mars ...easily confused, directionless, and what not 🙈) But...I cannot cry with Aqua mars Capricorn dad -.- I know he cares..

Aqua mars are also in a hurry always, in general while doing things...going by my friends and dad
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I believe quite a few men struggle with the gait of her partner being not as rapid as theirs.
Such an Aquarius mars.

My dad is Aqua mars/venus too. When we go out together, I can match his speed...when we three(mom, me, him) go out he's usually walking ahead of us ..sometimes I'm with mom ..sometimes I run around with him, sometimes he slows down for me 🙂 ..good thing my mom is all Sagittarius heavy „ she was the one that held his hand on wedding ceremony! 😄 he hates holding hands too... Sometimes I grab his elbow.

Same 🙂

I noticed my erect posture while walking usually invites my partner to elbow grab me. I think it's cute, although I still need to slow down purposely, which is very annoying.

Their pace must be the reason why I'm very strict about height!

P.s. I'm guessing, me and your dad, probably feel like an average pace would mean conforming to other people.
Ahh, i dont think it means conforming to other people! It just another weird Aqua thing.. 😛 My dad has this energetic walk..and always upright posture too.

I had 2 aqua friends who had aqua mars too. Both are fast walkers but.. one of them is like dad and you.. walks too fast ..its not quick pace that bothers, its that although we can match the pace, sometimes the person walking with Aqua mars feels left behind honestly, and i feel like a fish out of water sometimes.. I was on verge of tears a couple of times when I was in crowded area, dad is in hurry, not caring, and I *felt* lost! (Pisces mars ...easily confused, directionless, and what not 🙈) But...I cannot cry with Aqua mars Capricorn dad -.- I know he cares..

Aqua mars are also in a hurry always, in general while doing things...going by my friends and dad
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When I'm not driving (often), I can't even wait for the bus to come sometimes because I need to move.
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Ugh no pda then its a wrap for me. I hate guys who are too stiff and weirded about things that are totally normal in a healthy relationship. If I cant give you the occasional kiss, hold hands, then we might as well call ourselves fwb. (Okay extreme but still) it seems so secretive.

Op you have to figure out his reasoning but more importantly figure out if it is a dealbreaker for you.
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Some people believe it's disrespectful to show affection in public.

Yeah, in the Middle East...
lmao......

Errm.. PDA - I dont like kissing / full makeouts in public

but a dude that cant / wont hold my fucking hand ...

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personally..id feel insulted.
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Right. It's like, I'm not asking you to have sex with me right here in the middle of the rush hour crowd, I am talking about hand holding. Ironically, a few of those detached, lets not hold hands type, would love to have sex in public. No pda my ass lmao
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The body language involves:
- the way we stand close to each other
- the way we lean into each other when we talk
- the way we look at each other

Very subtle clues, that, to me, seem very obvious. I've also seen it in other couples. They may not be holding hands or kissing or brushing the other's cheek, but the way their bodies move together tells me all I need to know.
When there's natural chemistry, the two are in synch, down to the walk they walk side by side...
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THIS 😄

Although I wouldn't like to display that with my partner(even the nuances, Scorpio moon doesn't want anyone to see anything I guess ) ..but I find it very very beautiful...

Chemistry between eyes from far away...same turning of heads....body language in sync but not even touching each other, being together even when there's a little physical distance â¤

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Totally! A few weeks ago I was having dinner with my sister and her boyfriend. At one point I said something absolutely ridiculous, and they both tilted their heads to the left and gave me the SAME quizzical look, at the SAME time. We all noticed it, started laughing, then they turned to each other...and the look they shared...I turned green right then and there! 😄
And they are not into pda, either. And are very much in synch and not just physically.
But man, that was a beautiful moment.
I love these kind of moments! Gah...I'm dreaming away...

And especially the thing that goes on in eye contact...

My aunt and her husband has this...eye chemistry...rather, i should say - TOTAL chemistry that goes on saying very little or nothing to each other...and from a distance. I always look forward to see them both at family gathering 😄
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Totally! A few weeks ago I was having dinner with my sister and her boyfriend. At one point I said something absolutely ridiculous, and they both tilted their heads to the left and gave me the SAME quizzical look, at the SAME time. We all noticed it, started laughing, then they turned to each other...and the look they shared...I turned green right then and there! 😄
And they are not into pda, either. And are very much in synch and not just physically.
But man, that was a beautiful moment.
I love these kind of moments! Gah...I'm dreaming away...

And especially the thing that goes on in eye contact...

My aunt and her husband has this...eye chemistry...rather, i should say - TOTAL chemistry that goes on saying very little or nothing to each other...and from a distance. I always look forward to see them both at family gathering 😄
Eye chemistry is the biggest one. When you see two people basically having sex with each other from across the room through eyes only.
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Totally! A few weeks ago I was having dinner with my sister and her boyfriend. At one point I said something absolutely ridiculous, and they both tilted their heads to the left and gave me the SAME quizzical look, at the SAME time. We all noticed it, started laughing, then they turned to each other...and the look they shared...I turned green right then and there! 😄
And they are not into pda, either. And are very much in synch and not just physically.
But man, that was a beautiful moment.
I love these kind of moments! Gah...I'm dreaming away...

And especially the thing that goes on in eye contact...

My aunt and her husband has this...eye chemistry...rather, i should say - TOTAL chemistry that goes on saying very little or nothing to each other...and from a distance. I always look forward to see them both at family gathering 😄
Eye chemistry is the biggest one. When you see two people basically having sex with each other from across the room through eyes only.
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That's why eye contact is very powerful... You never know where it leads to.. 🙂

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I think it is not about being same person...its more like being so together that ....you are together despite no physical contact. That just comes out in small moments in nuanced gestures or reactions. That doesn't steal away your individuality

And ..idk.. It's very....beautiful, to be *lost* into your lover that....you are with them even with physical distance.

(please excuse...pisces mars fantasies @BG2 😄 )
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I hate holding hands, in general. Ever since I was a little girl, I combated my parents who held my hand while out in public. Actually, I generally hate being touched.

The only hand-holding that didn't seem to upset me was when I held my brother's (who has autism) hand. Now, I can add a second person to that list, my boyfriend.

I would communicate with your boyfriend so that he understand how holding hands would make you feel (happy, loved, cherished, or what have you) and also to understand why he prefers to not hold your hand (doesn't like sweaty palms or whatnot.)

Admittedly, as an Aries, I tend to walk faster than the people I accompany. But with my boyfriend, depending on the location and occasion, I prefer to trail a bit so that he's leading me.
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Are his hands always sweaty? What about when it's really cold outside? Just grab his hands and say you're cold 😄


I do the elbow grab myself more than hold hands. It's normally because when we're out, one of us will be holding on to our son or carrying him or pushing him in his stroller. And we may have bags of groceries.

When we have a rare date night out, then yes, we get all romantic and do the whole interlocking fingers hand-holding. When he opens doors for me, he puts his hand on the small of my back to guide me in. Sometimes he'll lean closer to me and ask if everything's all right with a concerned look on his face if I've been quite a bit too long.

They're not overly pda, but it's normally the little things that make it so sweet. I've definitely come to appreciate it more now that we're parents. It's easy to forget that before there were three of us, there were just the two of us 🙂
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One day, my dance class and I were rehearsing in the student building for our performance planned for the International Festival. At the end of the performance, we planned to free style and then dance into the crowd and encourage them to dance, too.

So, while rehearsing up on stage, a guy decided to join us and dance along. Of course, my dance class was okay with that. After the conclusion of that round of rehearsal, I followed the guy off stage and began to speak to him. "Hey! That was nice that you joined in like that. On the day of the festival, we plan to try and get the crowd involved, and I'll be looking for you to step up and dance in the audience to encourage others!" Right in the middle of my talking to him, his girlfriend walks up from behind him and begins to drape herself all over him, touching him, and kissing on him. She looked at me the entire time.

I knew what her intent was, so I calmly said: "I know what you're doing. You don't have to worry; I'm not looking at your boyfriend. I have my own." She then looked embarrassed as I looked at her boyfriend (who also looked embarrassed) and said: "See you next Wednesday at 1:30PM." I turned to walk away, and one of my dance teammates said she saw him lightly swat her on the head as I walked away.

That kind of PDA (the type the girl engaged in) is gross to me.
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To answer, your question OP, I'm not a pda person. Holding hands is ok...sometimes. I'm just not comfortable having my private life out in the open for all to see.
Not to say that I don't make it clear that the guy is with me. I make it very clear, because I'm a possessive person. It isn't shown through pda, though. But has more to do with body language that I share with him; that alone leaves no doubt in anybody else's mind that we are together.
This made me think more about body language.

Given my own past and aaaaaaaaall the stories here, seems like non-couples still have that possessiveness. Girls are always writing "he´s not ready for a relationship, but he still acts jealous around other guys"....
I don´t know, I´d just love to experience how it feels like to be a guy and meet a girl, and then have "her" guy come up to you too. Like, what´s the body language like?! What signs are there between men?!? Is it stuff that we women don´t even realize or see?

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I think that possessive body language only comes off making one of the individuals in the relationship look needy, while the partner being possessed just looks suffocated. It looks so one sided to me.