Holding Hands

July 30, 2008 | Filed Under City Streets and Sidewalks, New Yorkers 

 

From the archives

I enjoyed watching this couple hold hands and swing them as they walked up a very long block.  They walked with another friend and as they spoke with her, they never broke contact with each other.  Clearly, they enjoyed being with each other.  Ain’t love grand.

Paz

 

 

 

 

 

 

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18 Responses to “Holding Hands”

  1. Elizabeth UNITED STATES
    on July 30th, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    Ahhhhhhh……..!
    This is so charming.
    Did you know that in Morocco men friends hold hands simply a sign of friendship nothing more – but it’s not really ‘done’ for a man and a woman to hold hands!
    Odd about customs in different parts of the world.
    How are you feeling?

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  2. Pat UNITED STATES
    on July 30th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    Nice observation Paz, and yes, love is grand :-)

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  3. michelle of bleeding espresso ITALY
    on July 31st, 2008 at 7:17 am

    Love it! Swinging arms and everything…how cute!

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  4. medam961 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
    on July 31st, 2008 at 9:16 am

    I like your observation as well as the photo of that charming couple.

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  5. MaryBeth UNITED STATES
    on July 31st, 2008 at 9:49 am

    A very nice couple and they do look so happy. Nice photo. MB

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  6. Abraham Lincoln UNITED STATES
    on July 31st, 2008 at 11:03 am

    The beginnings are so much nicer than the endings.

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  7. Merisi's AUSTRIA
    on July 31st, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Beautiful image!

    Italian men also seem to have a more pronounced tactile reflex than Americans or Austrians, for instance. Very touching to observe.

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  8. Sandra Ree UNITED STATES
    on July 31st, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    I love to see couples holding hands! Puts a smile on my face every time! :)

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  9. Paz UNITED STATES
    on July 31st, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    Hi Elizabeth: Yes, I did know about the hand-holding. Very interesting culture customs worldwide. I’m okay. Healing slowly but surely. Thanks for asking.

    Thanks, Pat! ;-)

    Hi Michelle: Welcome!

    Hi Medam: Thanks!

    Hi MaryBeth: They were a very happy couple, indeed.

    Hi Abraham: Perhaps they’ll have a nice long relationship like you and Patty — 53 years and counting. That would be awesome.

    Hi Merisi: I think it’s touching, too.

    Hi Sandra Ree: Me, too! Me, too! ;-)

    Best to all,
    Paz

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  10. Lily UNITED STATES
    on July 31st, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    You have very good observation skills. I don’t know if many people would notice what you noticed. This is a very lovely story Paz!

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  11. joy UNITED KINGDOM
    on August 1st, 2008 at 4:22 am

    Indeed love is a wonderful thang! I love to walk while holding my hubby’s hand, but I hate swinging our linked hands while walking! Now that I find cheesy :D

    Thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comments.

    joy

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  12. Bonnie Luria VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.
    on August 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am

    It is a lovely gesture to appreciate. I noticed, on a trip to Costa Rica that families walk together on the side of the road , and they all hold hands.
    If only we could keep it sweet and loving without the media toads reading some kind of ” connotation ” into it.
    We need more of this and fewer land mines- whaddya say people?

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  13. Melinda UNITED STATES
    on August 1st, 2008 at 10:10 am

    holding hands is very nice yes!

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  14. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 1st, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    Hi Lily: Thanks! I couldn’t help but notice them. ;-)

    Hi Joy: LOL! So, no hand-swinging for you, huh? ;-)

    Hi Bonnie: I hear you, sista!

    Hi Melinda: Yes! ;-)

    Best,
    Paz

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  15. Pia SWEDEN
    on August 7th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Nice one. One of my favourite “little photo thing” is trying to capture people from behind holding hands, they often make such endearing pictures.

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  16. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 7th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Hi Pia: It’s endearing, isn’t it? ;-)
    Paz

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  17. Olga UNITED STATES
    on August 29th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    love holding hands. alas, no one in the picture right now. so I get slightly envious seeing others holding hands.

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  18. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 29th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Hi Olga: It’ll happen to you soon. I just know it. Hey, perhaps we SHOULD try the turning the glass upside down thing. Or is that only for lost objects? ;-)

    Thanks for stopping by.

    Paz

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