I am not saying that women can be masons because that I do not know.

What I was asking if there is some kind of handshake to TEST if a woman may be a SPOUSE of a mason; maybe like an "I know you are a part of the mason family" confirmation shake and an "I am wondering if you (your spouse) is one of us and you are a part of the club (by marriage)" type thing.

The reason I ask is that I was conversing with a group of people and I know one of them was retired military (office route) and I believe is also a mason member. That person knows that my husband is also retired (but NCO route) but he is NOT nor does he have a desire, to have anything to do with the masons.

Anyway, so the group and us part ways after a few mins, all shaking hands before we leave. I was the only one who was given a different type of handshake, even looked in the eye while holding the shake.. but the thing was, his thumb gripped the very lower part of my thumb and to the side closer to where it meets the palm side. He applied more pressure to the tip of his thumb, down onto the that lower part that it actually caused an odd pain that is still ongoing :/

Maybe it has nothing to do with the masons, but it was something...something I just couldnt get a feel on but at same time know it was meant for me to catch on to