All Of thee above... I hold it for many reasons... I do it to show affection... I show other that she is MINE... & I Do it because she likes it. The way I hold it lets her know how I feel. Its not one of those efforts where it feels like her hand is always slipping out of mine, but more like each finger is inter-twined, and gripped with a little firmness. She know how I feel from us holding hands... Hopefully you'll know one day!