Ladies of the Reddit: A girl insisted to walk on my left side at first date. Is there any reason to it?

Undercoverwd · 1 year

I've heard lots of explanations for this etiquette - my favorite being that the man needs to have his sword hand free in case of hooligans.

Second favorite is that people would empty their bed pots by throwing them as far out the window and away from their house as they could and the woman being directly under the window would be spared the sludgy treats from above.

However, she probably just likes to carry her bag with her right hand.

vapre · 1 year

Maybe her hearing isn't great in her left ear.

literallyoverthemoon · 1 year

Could be her handbag was hung on her left shoulder?

CommandADelete · 1 year

Perhaps it was her better side, angle wise?

Mindelan · 1 year

Were you holding hands? I prefer to hold my boyfriend's left hand. It just feels more comfortable.

Awken · 1 year

My father taught me that you always walk to the right side of a woman (i.e. closer to the street) so that any crap cars throw up hits you and not them. There are a million colloquial reasons why its traditionally done, its just a vestigial piece of chivalry.

magicfish · 1 year

If it was daytime, she might have been adjusting (assuming you're taller) so she doesn't have to look up at you and straight into the sun...

missinfidel · 1 year

Was she carrying a purse? Women will typically walk to the side of you opposite of the shoulder her purse is on, as to not take up too much room.

punninglinguist · 1 year

In case someone empties a chamber pot from an upper floor window, she's volunteering to take the the hit instead of you. She sounds like a keeper to me.

Jane_Doe164 · 1 year

I'm left handed and it's more comfortable to walk on the left side.

greatkeplersghost · 1 year

Is she left-handed? If so, while she's on the left side of you, both of you can hold hands while having your dominant hands free. So you can punch nerds and stuff.

star_witness · 1 year

My wife is nervous if traffic is passing too close, to the point where it's impossible to talk to her because she's so distracted.

I couldn't give less of a fuck about traffic so I always walk on the side closest to the street.

Maybe it's something similar?

Or maybe she has a "go-to" move that she can only initiate with her right hand. Or maybe instead of a left hand she has a monkey's paw that grants wishes and she was waiting to see if you were "paw worthy".

Or maybe you should ask her? (and then tell us.)

martong93 · 1 year

Keeping a woman at your right arm means she is your GF or wife. Keeping her at your left arm means she is your mistress or whore.

Maybe she likes being a mistress?

swimmer714 · 1 year

Maybe she has OCD. Or were you walking along the beach with the water at your right side? Maybe she is afraid of the water. The left side of our faces is more attractive than the right side, so if she was worried about that she would insist on standing on your right side. Maybe it was because she wanted to stand on YOUR most attractive side, hahaha. It doesn't sound like she was signaling anything to you, maybe she was just worried about a zit on the left side of her face or something.

VeggiePetsitter · 1 year

Personal preference, though possibly with some sort of actual logical reasoning behind it. I walk on my husband's right side if we're somewhere relaxed because my right arm is my purse arm and it's more comfortable to have a free hand next to him. If we're in a crowd, we switch sides so my purse is between us (to reduce chances of purse snatching or people grabbing things out of it). We also usually switch sides on stairs because I have a gimpy ankle and need the left railing.

medicalstud · 1 year

I do this all the time with my bf....

If my purse is big, i ask him to stay on my left side (i wear my purse on my right). But most often, i feel more comfortable holding his hand with my right hand (maybe because i'm right handed?...idk, but it's more comfortable & just feels right.)

I asked him if he had a preference on which side, he said no. Which i thought was weird. bc i assumed everyone had a "more comfortable side" of which to hold hands.

ihaverights2 · 1 year

I like to be on my husbands left side because I'm right handed and prefer that to be the one being held or my right arm to be the one around his back if he puts his arm around me. Him on my left side feels funny.

Hot_Beef_Injection · 1 year

Guy here, but honestly this is no issue bruv. You're over thinking it. My sister has this thing where she always needs to be on my left when walking. I know a couple other girls who do that too. It's just one of those habits people get into, like the need to be symmetrical when touching something. (you touch something with your left hand, then you need to touch it with the right to make it even.)

bw2002 · 1 year

Some girls prefer for the man to walk closer to the curb as it's his duty to protect her from a wayward car.

StabbyStabStab · 1 year

My preferences on such things are not tradition-based. I've had issues with my right wrist for years such that holding hands isn't always comfortable. Therefore, given the choice, I'll usually choose to be on the right. Granted, this assumes that holding hands is happening.

MistaMagoo · 1 year

I'd imagine she has difficulty hearing in one ear.

spaznet · 1 year

I'm like this with my boyfriend, but only because I find it feels awkward to walk hand-in-hand with him if he's holding my left hand.

spunkytime · 1 year

Personally, I like holding hands with my right hand. Also, I drape my purse diagonally across from the right shoulder to left hip, so if I walk on my man's right side my bag keeps bumping between the two of us.

birdsenjoyghost · 1 year

probably had her handbag on her left arm

Bl00mp · 1 year

I do the same thing, but I do it to everyone. I started noticing it a few years ago. There's just something that makes me feel off when I'm walking on the right side. So it's just a comfort thing for me. Maybe it's the same with her.

corn_dawg · 1 year

I read, at least I think I read years ago in one of those "teen girl" magazines, that if you are on the left side of a guy and are talking to him then that connects to the right side of the brain which has more control over the emotions? Might be utter BS but maybe that's why.

timsstuff · 1 year

A lot of people talking about the road being on the left side, but around here we walk either direction along the road depending on which way we're going and what side of the road we happen to be on. 50% of the time to street will be on our left, the other 50% it will be on our right. There are a bazillion reasons for which side people prefer, danger, purses, handedness, good-sides, etc. Personally I am just more comfortable with someone on my right, I don't really know why but I won't insist on it. I'm left handed for the most part, I don't carry a sword, I hear fine out of both ears, I don't think about street danger all that often, and I walk down both sides of the street. So I have no answer as to why I prefer someone to be on my right, any more than I can explain why I prefer to sleep on the right side of the bed (the side that's on your right when lying down on your back).

You'll just have to do the unthinkable...actually TALK to her about it! There's this thing called communication where people tell other people what is going on in their head when asked why they do certain things and surprisingly enough, most people will actually tell you the answer if you simply ask them! Imagine a world where we can just ask other people simple, direct questions and get simple, direct answers! "Hey, why do you like to walk on my left side?" "Oh because I can't hear very well out of my left ear." "Ok, got it! What are you in the mood to eat?" "A cheeseburger!" And they lived happily ever after.

aerynjbson · 1 year

sometimes it personal preference,I prefer my SO to walk on the left side of me, so I can hold his hand with my left hand in case I need to use my dominant hand to grab or move something.

lobchob · 1 year

I do this because im left handed, and if my boyfriend or anyone is on my left hand side, i usually end up bumping into them. dont know if its just me though...

No_Easy_Buckets · 1 year

Is she a Muslim?

Smil3zG · 1 year

Maybe she had a huge pimple

SpaceG · 1 year

It's etiquette. Since people walk their dogs by holding the leash in the right hand.

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