June 24, 2008
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Holding Hands
Former President Bill Clinton is in the news because a photo was taken of him holding hands with a young woman.
The woman is said to be one of his wife’s aids. Here is the link: Link
Would it make you jealous if you found a photo of your significant other holding hands with a member of the opposite sex?
Comments (141)
I found a photo of my S.O. holding hands with a member of the opposite sex.
But they were having an affair, so I had a good reason to be jealous.
Ha! Yes, but I’m the possessive type.
Aha, brilliant.
And yes, yes it would.
And oh YES. The elusive first-comment-god hath blessed me with quick fingers tonight.
Nope. I don’t think it would bother me. Perhaps I’m naive.
meh…
(Perhaps he doesn’t like Hillary’s hands to hold?)
I wouldn’t be necessarily thrilled with the picture. I’d ask him wtf he was thinking, of course! Blah. My hands are great for holding. Maybe he just had a lapse of judgment.
Then again…just hand holding. I don’t know
Depends on the situation. It might have been in a guiding way.
Yes, but I have a jealous nature.
It would be weird but I don’t know, probably. Depends on who it was. I mean, I hold hands with my friends male and female, and it isn’t something that has ever bothered him. In fact, Ive held my friends (male) hand before in front of my husband. It’s just how we are. Maybe it was because he is one of my closest friends and my best friend’s boyfriend? ….
I’d say that it definitely depends on the circumstances surrounding the hand holding.
Not if was in a prayer service or a gathering of that type. But just out somewhere holding hands, yes it would bother me. Pictures don’t always tell the whole story you know, but with Slick Wille, who knows whats going on.
Not really, especially if it only happened once.
It’s a little weird. It would depend who it was.
yes it would
I don’t think it is appropriate
@S_Majere - Something happened for sure, the time stamp on your comment says 5:29 the two AFTER you say 5:28 then the one after them say 5:29 again.You must have some Back to the Future commenting gizmo!
Depends on the context. If I had no idea who she was, and he had never mentioned anything to me, and the hand-holding was casual, then yes, I’d probably be upset.
However, if they were close friends, if he had previously told me about the situation, or if he was holding her hand for some particular reason (she’s ill, they’re shaking hands, she needed reassurance on something), then I wouldn’t mind at all.
I trust my boyfriend, and while I might question a photo like this, I would not be jealous or immediately suspect him of anything that might hurt me.
Umm not if she’s a politician and that’s pretty much her *job*. lol.
@S_Majere - Oh wait, you used the edit thingy and it changed your time stamp….I’m slow, but I get there eventually
Not if I was a lesbian like Hilary-
WHOOPS. Did I say that out loud?
Duh
hahahah. Bill is at it again!
Depends. If I had no idea who that person was, then yes, I’d be pissed.
Eh, maybe.
But Hilary should be used to it.
id kick his butt.
unless he’s into that kinda stuff
wow if i was accused once about something and was accused of lying…. i dont think i wud go out doing something like that UNLESS I don’t care and am actually having affair.
Maybe that’s his point, he just wanna start up the fire since his life got so boring. Jealous of the Bush getting all the attention. [ehehe]
Once again….. it is all depends on the reasons. AND as long as it was not the cigar, just holding hands… i am sure he’s alright.
after all aint the wife out of the picture?? [kinda cuz she's just bounced away?]
Most def it would.
He probably is trying to not lose her amongst the media.
I would be jealous, hand holding can be very intimate
Yes. I’m a very jealous person. =/
@UnworthyofHisgrace - I think they edited the comment.
I don’t think I would be jealous, but I would question him about it. Depending on the answer, then I might be jealous!
@GhostBenjimon - Ah yes Mr Ghostman, I already figured that one out and replied back again….I’m slow, but I get there eventually
Um, I hold hands with people when I’m praying in church. Does that mean I’m cheating? I don’t think so. Although with this guy, I’d say it’s more likely than not… sadly. That was rather judgemental, wasn’t it?
Let the speculation begin!
I got one thing to say: Slick Willie… Thats all
@UnworthyofHisgrace - Oh no, I totally have that Delorian.
I’d probably be beyond jealous. I’m normally pretty quiet and my anger doesn’t normally go beyond frustrated tears, but I think if I saw my hubby holding hands with another woman who wasn’t family, I’d probably cut off all of his fingers.
Oh, and that woman isn’t even that attractive. She looks kind of gremlin-ish.
Dan, I can’t believe , given his history, that he would give his political enemies such a photo op…dumb,dumb,dumb!
I’m not married, but I would hope that if I was, the relationship would be secure enough to withstand something like that, and that I would have chosen someone trustworthy enough to warrant that faith. ( very idealistic? yes, I am..ha,ha)
blessings
Jim
I have no signifiant other. How can I be jealous?
lol yes.. what reason does he have to hold her hand..
Seeing that I’m single…
Wouldn’t that person be more “pissed off” than “jealous”?
(Just a thought)
Yup, especially if she were holding Bubba Clinton’s hand.
bill, bill bill bill bill bill bill
Hehe, I don’t think Hillary cares.
Quite possibly.
Yeah… I think so… Why would you be holding someones hand… unless your on the buddy system and don’t want to get lost? Ummm wait isn’t the man who was in charge of our country?
Those Clintons just can’t stay out of the media, can they?
Yes, it would bother me.
Um… probably… but I suppose it all depends on the situation. I mean, if Bill Clinton didn’t have a problem with other people seeing and taking pohotos of him holding hands with this woman then it’s probably not what everyone thinks it is.
Would it make you jealous if you found a photo of your significant other holding hands with a member of the opposite sex?
It depends what the definition of the word “if” is.
oh yeah.
@esch99 - You make sense to me, man. Being overly suspicious is sometimes just being smart!
I’d want to know the background info before I decided if I was going to be jealous or not. Who is she, was he leading her through a crowd, or is there more that I should know….?
yea prolly… esp. if I didn’t know her. only reason I can think of is he’s about to dive for cover and is saving her life by grabbing her too
Doesn’t look to me like it her had.
depends on the context of the situation, if it was at a wedding, funeral. Depends on the amount of time they were holding hands.
Someone’s caught with his hand in the cookie jar again. Hillary’s gonna be mad…that ruins ANY chance of her running w/ Obama or as a 3rd party.
The only thing more stupid than Bill Clinton trying to keep his illicit affairs secret is the idiot bimbo of the moment. Not passing judgment on the girl in this picture since I don’t know why he was holding her hand, but come on. He’s such an arrogant idiot. When he was governor, the entire state of Arkansas knew about Genafer Flowers and Paula Jones. To answer your question, I would first ask for an explanation, then decide if it’s worth jealousy.
Nope. I’m sure there’s a very logical reason for it that isn’t nefarious. We automatically assume that Bill Clinton is up to no good when he probably has a damn good one for it.
So long as I know my significant other is mine and not anothers, who cares about a bit of hand holding?
It totally depends on the situation…
WOW good question but if he had a lot of money I would say……………..Adios babe ………………
it would definitely depend on the context for me…
Only Bill knows what’s going on in that picture, but usually holding hands is a wonderful act of affection for most human beings.
Yes. If it was a situation where the person was ill or upset or something, ok. But if he’s just holding hands with some random girl I don’t know? Heck yes I would be jealous.
Yes. But I would get over it.
Yeah, I’d have a problem with it, unless he was pulling someone to safety from the brink of a cliff…
My boyfriend, who is so wonderful I can’t even express, was photographed after a hurricane flooded Baltimore a number of years ago. Not a region I am familiar with, so can’t provide details, sorry. And in this photo his is leaning in to kiss his ex, obviously the current at the time, and whatever newspaper it was that took the photo, a few months ago, released a bunch of all time best photos ever, and this photo is now coffee table art! Aaaaagh! I hate this photo! It can be purchased, framed, for mounting in your home! She is no threat to me, she is ancient history, and his coworkers printed up the order form and posted it on the frig for months, and just a few weeks ago, I discreetly threw it away. I did my good doobie duty tolerating something that was truly benign, and I was done tolerating it.
i hate to say it, but it would get to me
Yes, I would be jealous. Then again I’m easily get jealous.
hmm…i think i would have to cut that hand off to teach him a lesson…
i kid, i kid
If my signifigant other were bill Clinton I think it would. But then I wouldn’t have stayed with him.
That’s just me.
Yes.
Don’t get me wrong I like bill and I even voted for him but….
Usually, yes. But in the Christian community, there are times where we hold hands during prayer, and in a situation like that I wouldn’t mind.
It is likely a woman he has been seeing – now, since Hillary is no longer running he is not hiding it (or at least not as well obviously)…
if i didn’t know who it was, yes definitely.
well that depends on when the photo was taken and whether that person was still around…
i was thinking the other day and i think i’ve finally come to understand why the Clintons are so vehemently pro-abortion when they claim to be Southern Baptists. Because if it weren’t for abortion- by now Bill would be the daddy of who knows how many illegitimate children of the countless women he’s had affairs with all his life- and he’d never have made it into the White House with a background like that… So he’s pro- butcher the babies to save his own skin and reputation- just what I love in a president.
its all about context
it would make me jealous, but i’m the jealous/possessive type i guess
Depends. If I knew about it beforehand, I wouldn’t be. But if she was out with another chick and someone snapped a picture of them holding hands I’d be pissed, but that’s because I’m a touch possessive.
it’s weird, but i sometimes grab people hand and hold them when i’m leading them somewhere. So, i guess it depends.
i wanna say no, but it would bother me I know it would
Assuming I was married . . .
I’m not sure about “jealous” but it would certainly lower our level of trust. And why shouldn’t it? Hand-holding isn’t usually an accident.
…And they were holding hands WHY??? I wouldn’t take it well if I were Hillary…
like, hell yeah. holding hands to me is a sacred thing, that point of contact that brings a person closer, a sort of physical bond on the surface.
No. Now, if she was performing dental work with her tongue, yes, I’d have a definite issue.
I really can’t answer that. I think I would be fine, but it could be a screwy day and I could go ballistic?! We are separated, so I should be able to handle it.
No, not until I knew the circumstances surrounding it. I’m not completely unreasonable.
Yes it would.
Like that? Yeah. I mean, that’s like intimate hand holding, with the fingers holding each other. That’s our thing. Another type, whatevs, I guess. Of course, it depends
probably
Context is essential.
Well, the tape of him hugging Monica Lewinsky was supposedly innocent, wasn’t it? I smell an affair a’brewin…
And to answer the question, I wouldn’t be jealous right off the bat, but I would definitely have some questions for him, especially since my first marriage ended because of another woman.
Should Hillary be shocked by Bill being caught holding hands? There are worse things, after all
Yes, but I am also the possessive type, to be honest.
lmao – isn’t this sort of anticlimactic (no pun intended) after everything else he’s done – besides he’ll just say there was no skin-touching going on… sheesh!!!!
I’d probably be jealous if I didn’t know the situation, but even if I did I would still think it wasn’t appropriate behavior…I would be sure the woman didn’t HAVE to have my man holding her hand.
yes, definitely. and/or angry.
For sure.
But maybe I am a jealous bitch.
Bill Clinton was holding hands with another woman?!
Well JESUS CHRIST
STOP THE PRESSES
Seriously, though, not if I he was a good friend of hers. Otherwise, maybe. But I’m the jealous/paranoid type sometimes, and I would hope most people aren’t as possessive as I am.
If I know who she is, and if there is no history, I’d probably be ok.
Insanely jealous. I’m ridiculous. Basically a psychopath.
I’d be too happy about having a significant other to care what they did and with who.
It all depends on the context but I would definitley be upset if my girlfriend was holding ANYONE’s hand besides mine (depending on the context).
I don’t have an SO so I can’t say. But since when has holding hands become a sign of infidelity?
But on the other hand, it IS Bill…
Depends on the context of it really.
I don’t think so. Perhaps, depending on the other details in the picture: Location, lighting, other people present, facial expression…etc.
I would be willing to discuss and get the actual context, but I admit, I would feel the twinge of jealousy.
I also can’t help thinking that Bill Clinton is turning into the stereotypical “dirty old man.”
Absolutely not. I don’t own my boyfriend. He has all kinds of pictures of himself with people, both male and female plastered to one entire wall of his garage. I would be investing way too much of my energy in a poisonous emotion if I analyzed each photo and made some kind of value judgement based on hand holding, hugging and stuff.
Of course I would be.
But I mean, give Bill some slack, can you imagine holding Hillary’s “man hands”?
not really. holding hands?
what a pimp …jesus
Yeah… I’d probably be like.
“OMGWUT!?”
And slam the inquisition on him, yo.
yesssss! >:(
unless it’s like some 4-year-old kid or similar along those lines. haha
It would depend upon who she was. If it was a friend of ours, and it didn’t look like anything was going on, then probably not. But then, my husband doesn’t have a history of having affairs. I feel I can trust him. Once trust is broken, I think it would be harder to not assume things.
I’d be jealous, but I’d make a joke about it.
But now obviously Hilary Clinton doesn’t much care what Bill does anyway.
I’d love to be able to give them some of my morals.
Seriously they could use it.
Yes.
upset?
no i wouldnt get upset.
i would just break the guys fingers
and toes
i would be EXTREMELY jealous, especially if he had a history much like bill’s rocky one….
Not jealous just pissed, there is no reason to hold an aids hand. Unless they needed help with something. Looks mysterious. Im glad Im not Hillary.
I would be just a little jealous.
After everything Bill’s done, I’m going to get upset with him holding hands? I’m thinking not.
I definitely wouldn’t like it. My last boyfriend ended up leaving me for another girl that he said was only his friend and spent a lot of time with. He defended it’s innocence, but almost right after he dumped me, he was in her lap.
So, no. Not acceptable under most circumstances.
uh, no?
i guess it depends on the person…if a guy holding hands with family who cares right? if hes helping an old lady cross the street who cares right? but with a record that bill has(monica) i would defenetly be edgy about it
is that a real photo…or photoshop?
If I found a photo like that and the chick wasn’t his sister or cousing, I’d be pretty irrate.
not if she looked like that ~ jack
My husband tells me about all his girlfriends. Funny how they never really stick around.
If it’s in any other situation outside of comforting a very emotional female friend, absolutely.
if the picture was taken recently, yes. definitely.
I don’t believe that it would bother me…after all it is just holding a persons hand…however…it would depend on the situation and how much I trusted both people
yes, for sure.
yeah that would make me incredibley mad. i hate being really jealous but it’s how i am.
Yeah. I’d be seriously pissed. That would be a huge fight. Not even gonna lie.
Yes, I’d be angry.
But Hillary has had to deal with this, uh, sort of thing before. So she probably isn’t even phased anymore.
yes.
yes. I believe it would.
I would hate it! …especially since I’m not allowed to hold hands with him in the first place. I get jealous enough just watching other friends hold hands with their bf/gf, but to see my bf holding someone else’s hand…I would be so mad.
You know Bill and all his love affairs…
Jealous beyond belief.