I actually quite like handshakes. For me it only gets iffy in two situations:
1.) The person you're shaking with tries to turn a standard shake into some silly "secret" handshake BS in an attempt to look cool. (Note to people who do that: No, it never looks cool)
2.) The shake you receive is much much weaker than you anticipate. To me, it's always been a nice firm handshake amongst gents, with something gentler towards a lady with a slight variance depending on context (in a proper business or work meeting, I generally expect firmer shakes even with ladies). When you're meeting another guy for the first time, though, and you receive a really flimsy weak grip it just makes the whole thing feel wrong. Remember, it's easy to adjust to a slightly firmer grip if required, but you can't really easily adjust to a less firm grip.
1.) The person you're shaking with tries to turn a standard shake into some silly "secret" handshake BS in an attempt to look cool. (Note to people who do that: No, it never looks cool)
2.) The shake you receive is much much weaker than you anticipate. To me, it's always been a nice firm handshake amongst gents, with something gentler towards a lady with a slight variance depending on context (in a proper business or work meeting, I generally expect firmer shakes even with ladies). When you're meeting another guy for the first time, though, and you receive a really flimsy weak grip it just makes the whole thing feel wrong. Remember, it's easy to adjust to a slightly firmer grip if required, but you can't really easily adjust to a less firm grip.