A Tip for the Ladies

I've experience many awkward social situations that have involved shaking hands with women. Actually, I've experience many awkward social situations with women but I've learned to leave my embarrassing past behind me where it belongs. Back to the topic at hand. After taking a completely random sampling of one woman who happened to be within the sound of my voice, I realized that women may not be aware of inter-gender hand shaking etiquette. So here it is. Ladies, a man is never supposed to offer his hand first. If you do not offer your hand, they are supposed to assume you do not wish to shake hands. So, the next time you are introduced to a gentleman of distinction such as myself and it seems like he's just standing there with his arms at his sides, it's because you're supposed to make the first move. I'm pretty sure a man made up that rule to take some of the pressure off of himself but, we mustn't second guess the wisdom of our ancestors and their arbitrary rules of social interaction. Next time, we'll discuss the dreaded dead fish handshake.