[masraum]

I dislike 2 types of handshakes,

1 limp noodle. I have the same reaction you do. I want to run my hand under boiling water and alcohol to get the cooties off.

2 Over-aggressive. When the person shaking your hand doesn't wait for the v/crotch of your thumb to engage their thumb, and they end up shaking your fingers. I assume they are going for firm and in control, but in my book they come off as compensating.

A handshake should be firm enough, but it's also not a match of strength.

I once met a husband of a chick that I worked with who was supposedly a Houston Cop. First impression was that he was about 5'10" and really thin which seemed unusual. Then, when he was introduced and we shook hands, he had the limpest handshake I'd ever met (including from women) and on top of the limp, he looked down at the ground instead of meeting my eye. After that I seriously doubt that he's a cop. I can't see how you could possibly be a cop if you're afraid to meet the eye of an Average Joe. I don't know, maybe having a gun strapped to your side adds 50 pounds. I still don't believe that he was/is actually a cop.