What The Way You Hold Your Handbag Says About You
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Do you know what a graphologist is? A graphologist is a person who analyses and observes your handwriting and predicts your personality traits based on his observations.
Amazing, isn’t it? That such a minute detail can reveal crucial insights about those hidden facets of our personality that we ourselves aren’t aware of.
With this little nugget of information at the back of my mind, I was walking towards my office when I realized all the people I came across held on to their bags in a different manner. I wondered if this harmless little detail could also provide me with some psychological insights about them. So, with an intention to investigate this further, I decided to take a dip in the reservoir of body language psychology available online and investigate whether there was something to it or not. With the knowledge I gleaned off the Internet, I came to know that the choice of a purse itself says a lot about a person. A person’s bag functions as his/her identifier, it tells us about their personality, their social status, their taste and even how creative they are.
Do I have your attention now? If you are also eager to know which category you fall in, then work your way through this list and remember, no matter what it says here, you are a talented, creative person who is amazing in his/her own right!
1. If You Wear Your Handbag Over One Shoulder, Holding It Close To Your body
It implies that you are a pragmatic person, who doesn’t trust others easily. Your pragmatic approach towards things means that you don’t like to waste your time in the little things. You are cautious and guarded, and very measured when it comes to trusting other people which can be surmised from the way you hold the bag close to your body. Either that or you just fear that if you don’t hold on to it tightly enough, it might be stolen!
2. If You Wear Your Bag Over One Shoulder, With The Bag Swinging Freely
It implies that you have a more spontaneous, ‘devil-may-care’ outlook towards life. You come across as someone who prioritizes function over fashion as evident from the fact that you let the bag hang freely, unencumbered by your body. Your free and open style indicates that you’re a self-assured, confident person.
3. If You Nestle Your Handbag In The Crook Of Your Elbow
Mostly used by ladies of a certain age, this style of holding your handbag indicates that the person doing so puts a lot of weight on prestige and status. Often, the bags are carried in this manner not because they offer better functionality but because this allows their pricey brand value to be put on display. Holding your bag this way can often lead you to be mistaken for someone who’s “high maintenance”. Judging by the number of Hollywood and Bollywood stars who tote around with their precious branded bags that way, it wouldn’t be off the mark to do so.
4. If You Carry Your Clutch In Your Hands
Often spotted in parties and high fashion event, holding your bag this way can signal that you want the onlookers to focus on your outfit and not the purse. This way of holding the handbag carries an air of sophistication and panache. People think of you as an organized, self-sufficient person. It also implies that you are ambitious and want to aim for greater things in life.
5. If You Carry A Satchel Across Your Body, In The Front
If you hold your bag in this manner it signifies that you value your ability to move around freely more than making a style statement. It may also mean that you seek accessibility, freedom of movement but also a feeling of protection. Having your bag in front of you allows you to easily retrieve objects that you need and yet move around without halting. This style is most commonly sported by commuters as they work through the daily grind.
6. If You Carry A Backpack
People who prefer backpacks over other types of bags are generally the ones who are likely to be more independent. Their bag is usually a microcosm of their entire universe where they keep everything that they possibly can. They want to be prepared for any eventuality. They don’t care what others think of them. Instead, they choose to focus on living their lives on their own terms, unencumbered by other’s expectations
7. If You Don’t Carry A Bag
Aah, If you belong to this special category it usually means that you are in a privileged position where someone else carries your load for you (here’s looking at your ever-ready-to please boyfriend). A person in this position is likely to be very sure of herself. Or it can be that you just don’t want to carry a bag at all. In either case, it must be extremely comfortable to be in your shoes.
So what do you think of our psychobabble? Are you convinced? Share your observations and tell us which category you fall into in the comments section.
