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What do you do when someone gives you a bone-crushing handshake?

I think that sometimes a weak handshake can indicate that someone is timid, lethargic, or lacking in enthusiasm, but it can also be caused by arthritis. So when someone gives me a weak handshake, I give them the benefit of the doubt. But when someone squeezes my hand too hard, or squeezes it in the wrong direction (squeezing my knuckles together instead of squeezing the palm of my hand from top to bottom), that hurts! I wonder what the best way is to let someone know that they're hurting my hand. Just saying, "Ouch!" doesn't seem to get the message across. The person squeezing my hand just keeps on smiling and doesn't seem to notice that they're hurting me. What do you do when someone hurts your hand by squeezing it too hard?
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pearllederman
i hate that, they do that in church sometimes, ive learned to open my hand up while theyre shaking it so they dont crush it
TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F
Yeah, during the Sign of Peace, I always wonder who is going to be gentle and who is going to crush my hand. Once I find out that certain people tend to crush my hand, I start just giving them a one-armed hug instead. But at that moment when my hand is being crushed, I'm never quite sure how to respond.