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Two people
hold hands
, apart from in the case of a
handshake
:
to express
friendship
or
love
to guide a child
to keep together in a crowd
for emotional support
to help the other standing or climbing up
Whether friends hold hands depends on
culture
and
gender
: in the Western culture this is mainly done by women and small children. In Arab countries it is done also by men.
See also
Physical intimacy
.