# Ladies, how do you feel when you catch a man looking at you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-feel-when-you-catch-a-man-looking-at-you/758055 "2016-06-22T16:13:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 150
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-feel-when-you-catch-a-man-looking-at-you/758055/150 "2016-06-29T15:03:52Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Not all people are you. Based on the responses from women on this board and in real life that I’ve spoken to, I am far more likely to offend if I _don’t_ offer a handshake to a woman I meet than if I do. Since I want to do whatever is necessary to minimize the chance of offending a woman when I meet or am introduced, I must offer a handshake when I meet a woman for the first time. Of course, I wouldn’t force a handshake, and they are free to not shake my hand (and I won’t throw a tantrum if they don’t). But in my mission to not offend women, statistically, offering a handshake is my best course of action. Actually, politely asking a woman if she shakes hands before making any sort of demanding gesture is your best course of action. That way you risk offending no one. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-feel-when-you-catch-a-man-looking-at-you/758055)._