Question for the ladies out there. As a male, when I run into female coworkers outside of work do you prefer an awkwardly formal handshake, an awkward side hug (though I wouldn’t side hug you in the office) or to awkwardly do nothing and start talking with no physical gesture?

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I go for the triple cheek kiss, like the Italian lover that I am

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Very exotic and classy

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I’m scared of women so I usually run away

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Is this for US? I find this highly related to geography / culture. I’m from Northern Europe. We would need to be reaaaaly good friends to hug, so no, no hugging. Handshake is awkward outside formal setups. So just say hi and talk sounds great. 😁 on the other hand we have a few latin colleagues that would hug you directly. It was a bit awkward in the beginning , now it’s ok / funny, we respect cultural differences.

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As a married family woman definitely no touching is preferred but a fist bump or high five at the end wouldnt be inappropriate

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Try the open mouth kiss. Let us know how it goes!

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Circling back on this: It was not well received…

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I prefer not to touch. But why are the only options to do something awkward lol

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Same greeting as in the office. If we would not hug in the office, no reason to hug outside the office.

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I hug lots of girls when I see them in casual settings. I’m not hugging any girls when I walk into a conference room lol

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High five with one hand, football pat with the other

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Hand shake at most. To the person who suggested fist bump, I guess if you're under 28 that sounds normal. But that's cringe.

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If we're just passing each other, I'm probably throwing just a wave and a "hey, nice to see you!" But I wouldn't think anything of it if he initiated a handshake. A hug from any gender is probably weird if we aren't friends.

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Hmmm I hugged male colleagues in office - the ones we have friendly relationship with. And it should be the same in and out of the office. Ones I don’t hug I don’t wanna hug outside either unless it’s 10 years later random meeting or smth

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Why would you be awkward shaking a woman’s hand ?

What do you do with men ? Or all your social interactions are based on Seinfeld ?

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My preference is awkwardly do nothing

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Smack on the ass while passing by. Don’t even break stride

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What’s wrong with saying “hello”?
Do not ever touch a female colleague in or out of the office. Unless you twos are married. To each other. Even then it’s cringy for the rest of us.

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No physical contact unless you’re gay

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A smile and wave on the formal side, a handshake with both hands (so more of a friendly hand-clasp) on the informal side. Always err on the side of no touching if you don't know where you stand. Don't put her in a weird position that she now has to spend time thinking about how to navigate.

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However you’d greed them in the office

“Hi” 👋

Blow a kiss for sure

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