You know I try to maintain an active social life and try to take out as much as time as I can out of my schedule to keep up with my friends... now one gets introduced to new people every now and then.. and this is a time of extreme dilemma for me. I never do know when to shake hands or to hug a person or go in for that extremely irritating kiss that's given on the cheek wherein somehow the lips end up smacking only the air...
You see, I am a person who would rather shake hands with someone whom I just got introduced to, the hugs are left for people whom I like and am close to. And that hug, like in the case of a beer having full body lather, is a big hug that has the grip of a boa constrictor, albeit with a lot of love and no intent of killing and / or swallowing the prey. So here's the trouble, when an acquaintance happens to come across and makes a faint attempt at hugging, my instincts kick in and the vice - like grip kicks in... and most of the times I can actually feel the victim of my affection shirk away (read mostly women!!) which makes me end up feeling like a pervert who was just caught cupping a feel. In my defense, I like to give a hearty hug, if I ever do give one.
This is not all that there is to it, just what in the name of God do you call that feeble attempt when you press cheeks with a perfect stranger, at these so called social dos and peck the air?? Why would anyone do that, if the person means so much so, I would rather kiss the cheeks and if not then just a "Hey.. wassup?" or a handshake or a just a wave of my hand with a "Howdy.." would do. But apparently not.. the complexities of interacting with fellow human beings just tends to make me feeling uneasy quite a few times...
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