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I shook his bloody hand

252 replies

costacostsalot · 07/09/2019 11:33

There's a man I see all the time, we don't know each other.
I went to coffee shop with my son and he was there with his children, we were sitting near each other so started having a chat. We was having a lovely conversation about the summer holidays, the weather, the children and nothing flirty, just a chit chat. I realised the time and needed to head off. For some unknown reason I got up, leant over and shook his bloody hand!!!!!
Why????? I have no idea where it came from!!! Aibu to just avoid him forever, it's weird isn't it and he's going to think I'm odd 😐😐

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ThatUserNamesTakenTryAnother · 07/09/2019 13:17

BrilliantGrin

81Byerley · 07/09/2019 13:25

@DefinatelyAWeeGobshite Aww! If I'd been her I'd definitely have pretended I'd stopped for him!

Evilmorty · 07/09/2019 13:28

Ah I think that’s brilliant. It’s definatelh the worst you could have done, it’s not like you curtsied or bade him fairwell. I’d love to end conversations like that all the time!

Evilmorty · 07/09/2019 13:29

Definitely not*

1forAll74 · 07/09/2019 13:31

It''s fine what you did, I think it shows that you enjoyed the chat,and some happiness took you over.

WilburIsSomePig · 07/09/2019 13:37

My sister went up to a man - Alan in the supermarket and gave him a big hug, asking him how Julie was. Asked him about the children etc etc. My sister is a lovely woman but barely stops to draw breath, she's like an excitable puppy and she realised very quickly that this was not, in fact, Alan but a complete stranger. Still, she styled it out and carried on chatting before giving him another hug and going on her way, leaving the poor chap a bit confused. I think she posted about it on here actually.

LoveThatJazz · 07/09/2019 13:42

I once blew a kiss to the woman who was interviewing me for a job, as I was leaving. It just happened. I meant to just hold my hand up in a 'bye' wave but then held my hand to my lips and then...yup. I realised I'd blown her a kiss.

Mortified isn't the word.

Whatthefunk · 07/09/2019 13:46

In a wedding line up, when we got to the bride, my husband shook her firmly by the hand, and said ' happy birthday '. Hilarious Grin

HoppingPavlova · 07/09/2019 14:00

Don’t worry, I’ve left phone calls with my (male) boss by saying ‘love you’. The reality is he drones on occasionally so I tune out and then go on autopilot exactly as I do when talking with DH on the phone when he drones on. I end with an automatic ‘alright, bye, love you’. It’s happened 3 times with my my boss.

First one I was so embarrassed. I realised when he ended with ‘uhhhmm, okay’ and then a few minutes later it dawned on me what had happened. Second time I thought confessing was best when I again realised just after the fact. I told him it was just like talking to DH and it was an autopilot thing. Third time he said ‘yeah, same here’ which clued me to the fact I’d done it again. So I think we are sorted Grin. Must add I in no way fancy my boss so it’s not some weird subconscious thing.

Hairyhat · 07/09/2019 14:03

Oh I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these threads. I have tears rolling down my cheeks

SadOtter · 07/09/2019 14:36

Its just auto pilot. I grabbed my male colleagues hand to cross the road out of habit because its a horrible road to cross, colleague has children my age and must have gone on to auto pilot too as he squeezed my hand and we crossed the road holding hands.

WilburIsSomePig · 07/09/2019 14:50

My DH ran downstairs a few years ago and said a breezy hello to my friend who was sitting on the sofa having a cuppa, before he realised that he wasn't wearing any pants. My friend and I absolutely pissed ourselves laughing at him. He was mortified.

ChilliMayo · 07/09/2019 15:04

We sold a car recently to a husband and wife.
When saying goodbye after concluding the sale, we all airkissed each other, the dhs did the manly handshake into hug thing. It was all quite surreal and I think all of us were somewhat befuddled.
Whilst they were perfectly nice and we had developed a pleasant camaraderie, We will not be seeing them again, and I have no idea if they perhaps have a pampas grass in their front garden. We def do not.

Hairyhat · 07/09/2019 20:05

Just bumping my favourite thread of the day

Whosthebestbabainalltheworld · 07/09/2019 20:23

I once spotted my neighbour walking past my house towards the bus stop early morning as I backed out of the drive to go to work. When I got to the next corner, he was 50 yards away at the bus stop, so I rolled down the window and shouted at him did he want a lift to work (he worked vaguely in the same direction). He hopped in, except it wasn’t my neighbour, just some man who vaguely looked like him. I decided to brazen it out and chat to him like he should know who I was. In fairness he played along with some general chit-chat, and I dropped him off in town about 15 mins later.... cringe.

Original poster
costacostsalot · 07/09/2019 20:33

Loads of these have made me feel much better 😂 thanks!

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Thehokeypokeyiswhatitsallabout · 07/09/2019 20:42

I’m really awkward so stuff like this has happened to me at times...
My friend’s mother on greeting me went to do a sort of air kiss/kiss on the cheek thing (why oh why ) and I actually kissed her ear, kind of the inner part too. It was so weird and awful tbh. I meant to go for her cheek but I just don’t know what happened. Obviously I acted like nothing happened but dear God I shouldn’t be let out sometimes.

Hanraa1 · 07/09/2019 20:49

@LoveThatJazz hahaha this killed me!! I had to do a presentation at an interview and in my sheer state of nerves curtsied at the end. Felt like a complete twat, even thought twice about accepting the job offer!

VladmirsPoutine · 07/09/2019 20:54

These are all hilarious. Nothing springs to mind but a young toddler did once run towards me in a supermarket and clung on to my dress for dear life. I thought it rather odd but was bemused nonetheless, a few moments later her mother comes rushing towards me wearing the same dress and unpealing her daughter from my legs. Was cute but she was very apologetic and red.

TheToldYouSoDance · 07/09/2019 20:59

When recently leaving my friend’s house, I wasn’t sure whether to give her husband (whom I don’t know very well) a hug goodbye so instead I patted him on the head. Blush

Rachelover40 · 07/09/2019 20:59

Nothing wrong with shaking his hand, you'd been talking to him. I wish more people were so polite.

(Next time jump onto his lap and give him a kiss with tongue. Joking :-) )

Babysharkisanearworm · 07/09/2019 21:10

Went to a wedding do (evening) hugged and kissed bride. Woman standing next to her looked a little like her aunt and I thought i recognised her (been ages since I saw her family). Did the same. She looked shocked. Turned out she was the cleaner at my old workplace. Not the aunt or any relation but a mate of her mum's. Mortified.

Survivingorthriving · 07/09/2019 21:12

I'm unable to be wished a happy birthday without saying it back or 'and you' or something else embarrassing, I just seem to panic Blush.

Booboosweet · 07/09/2019 21:14

I don't like shaking hands because loads of people have sweaty hands 🤢

Funguy · 07/09/2019 21:14

I fail to see what is wrong with that.But I hate kissing people.And I am weird.

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