Kissing is a sign to show your love and affection towards a person whom you care most. It is one of intimate form of love which exists all around the eternity. There are many types of kisses which exist within people: French kiss, American kiss, lip kiss, forehead kiss and flying kiss etc. Meanwhile hand kissing is also a type of kissing which still remain among some people to show love or respect having for some people. Even though it’s not still common, some countries still prevail having hand kissing among them.
Kissing a person is not just an action, it’s all how you signify your true relationship, your love, your own feelings together with passion and trust. Try to figure out yourself unique because it’s a way how you show your much love towards your most beloved ones.

What is hand kissing?

Hand kissing is an act of gesture which signifies affection, respect, politeness and courtesy towards some of same age or someone elder. It is an act which doesn’t last longer, it just remains few seconds only. However, hand kissing is said to be a greeting method mostly preferred by men to greet women.
Information says that countries like: Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Brunei and Somalia, still prevail the gestures of hand kissing among people. Primarily it is the method of showing their respect and affection for their parents, relatives, and closest neighbors too.
It is for sure that hand kissing has been aparted from lives of people with the arrival of new methods of kissing which people have introduced among themselves. Hand kissing has been replaced by hand shaking or by a cheek kiss at present.

History of hand kissing?

The commencement of hand kissing leads back to 17th and 18th centuries. According to the information found, it is believed that hand kissing was first initiated by a woman, who offered her hand to a man of same social status or of a lower status in order to kiss her hand. Even though it was an act of gesture that represented politeness and respect towards someone, at present it has become an act of romance.

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Reasons which let a man to kiss your hand

Reasons can be diverse from one person to another relating to the relationship you have with the related person. Most probably the below mentioned reasons can lead a man to kiss your hand.

  • Showing how much he loves and cares for you.
  • To make you feel that he needs to be your girlfriend.
  • Presenting the respect someone has on you (grandparent-child relationships)
  • Maybe he is flirting on you.
  • He can be struggling to express his own feelings towards you.
  • Also, he can express his trust on you after a hand kiss.

All these reasons are possible outcomes or reasons for a man to kiss a woman’s hand. We cannot assume exactly why a guy kissed your hand, but we can come into a conclusion he is a man who is looking forwards for us or a person who really keeps trusting us.


Women should always be keen on the relationship they are up to, because every relationship or every man we keep associating may not be suitable for our lives. A hand kiss can finally end up in marriages and also in relationships. As I have told before try to figure out who the guy is. Why he kissed your hand? What’s his intension? Figuring all out these issues can lead you into a best marriage life too.

What feelings arouse during a hand kiss?

Scientifically it is believed that holding hands like physically touched associations, it releases oxytocin: “cuddle hormone” which are said to be stimulating feelings of trust and love. Hand kiss is too a gesture of romance, so it’s for sure we arouse romantic feelings when a guy kisses our hand. But sometimes it too can be an act of respect which can be relatable for grandparents and children, children and teachers’ relationships. Men are used to express their feelings most probably through actions, physical and facial expressions and it’s sure probably not from words or sayings.

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A woman or a girl can really feel awkward during her first hand kiss from an unexpected guy. But that can depend from person to person depending upon the relationship that lies upon the lives of those two people. But it’s not a fact of shyness, because, in most of the countries hand kiss just a type of kiss which men use normally to express gratitude and love towards a woman or a girl.
Feelings can too be diverse from one another, because we all are unique and it is we who face those moments in life. We cannot blame, reject or misunderstand a hand kiss of guy as we are not sure what his intension on his hand kiss can be.

 

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