Post pandemic, the return to touching has also meant the return of the whole phenomenon of people grabbing me and wrapping me up in their arms. I know these gestures aren’t meant to do me harm, but meant to say hello. Why can’t these people just grab my hand, shake it once, and let me go ? When it comes to greeting people, the options are hug or handshake. There are a few exceptions - like fraternities and gangs - but for the most part, one of the two will do. If there is a certain amount of love between us, then give me a hug. I’m okay with that. If there isn’t enough love to warrant a hug, then just shake my hand. That’s cool too. Both gestures tell me the same thing: “It’s good to see you, friend.” Not everyone thinks this way. There are those who partake in a myriad of greetings that exist in the gray area between handshake and hug. There’s the fist pound, which I rarely ever see coming, causing me to be the guy with the open hand, looking like I just threw paper against an opponen...