Do they imply a different level of "closeness" ?
2007-10-06 19:26:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Absolutely! Holding hands is something I share only with my boyfriend, it is intimate and personal. Walking arm in arm is something to show that the person is "escorting" you or that you are good friends with someone. I love to walk with interlocked fingers with my boyfriend, it is a way to show the world we love each other!
2007-10-06 19:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Isabella's Mommy Expecting #2 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't make a great deal of difference, but hand-holding is bit more intimate and implies a greater level of closeness.
2007-10-07 02:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by AAA 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about anybody else but I see hand holding as something that children are more likely to do and the arm in arm form of walking is the adult's version of hand holding.
2007-10-07 02:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I feel like when I am arm and arm with a man it is more intimate. There are many more parts of your body touching, like your hips and sometimes your legs when you walk. I can feel his bicep with the hand holding on to his arm and with my other hand I can touch his chest while I put my head on his shoulder.
2007-10-07 03:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by LadyLeatherneck 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I walk arm in arm with my friends but I only hold hangs with that special person.. holding hands is more intament
2007-10-07 03:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say yes, there is a difference. Hand-holding is more intimate; I feel it says "here, i trust you" more than arm in arm does.
2007-10-07 02:30:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is just closeness. It is according to position as you walk you cannot have arm in arm because it will not be convenient and confer table where as on bed it is both possible.
2007-10-07 02:31:33 · answer #7 · answered by baba 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very different.... You can hold an arm and just be friends... Hand holding goes a lot farther...
2007-10-07 02:29:48 · answer #8 · answered by <3 Livin' My Life 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
friends can walk arm in arm too; so hand-holding is more like lovers, and I just love it;) I find it very romantic!
2007-10-07 08:05:37 · answer #9 · answered by Love_my_Cornish_Knight❤️ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
arm in arm means being respectfully escourted or youre best friends. holding hands is intimate. "when you hold hands it opens the windows of your souls to eachother"
2007-10-07 02:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋