Patti Wood, body language expert, told Elite Daily, "It's one of my favorite couple behaviors to interpret because it shows not only the connection and confidence in the connection between the members of the couple, but also, potentially, the power dynamics and passion and tenderness."
As psychotherapist and relationship coach Toni Coleman LCSW explained to Women's Health, "It feels good to hold hands with someone we know because it's all about wanting to be close to them. We only hold hands with people we have a certain level of comfort with or attraction to." In fact, Coleman compares holding hands to foreplay, as it makes both partners feel sexy and wanted.
She advises that, when we interlace our fingers, we're looking to, quite literally, be more intertwined with our partner. "Intertwined fingers say, 'I'm into you. I want to get closer — and I can't quite get close enough,'" Coleman says. When both partners are willing to lock fingers together, it means you're on the same page and equally invested in a stronger, deeper connection.
