# Ladies, how do you feel when you catch a man looking at you?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-feel-when-you-catch-a-man-looking-at-you/758055/158 "2016-06-29T15:29:37Z")

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I don’t want to offend women or make them feel uncomfortable, so I play the numbers based on reports and conversations in person and online. And with handshakes, the input is clear and overwhelming, from my discussions – the best way by far to minimize the chance of offending a woman in regards to handshake is to offer a handshake upon first meeting them _without asking if it’s okay_. That’s what the numbers tell me. It would be wholly irresponsible of me to take **ZPG Zealot’s** advice on this since that would result in me offending far, far more women.

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