Hi,
Do you pay attention to people's body language? For example, arms crossed can mean 'I want to be left alone', slightly longer eye contact can be a sign of showing interest. There are many other body gestures but not all people tune-in to this.
Would you like to share any gestures or mannerisms that you noticed, and what they meant to you personally?
Thanks,
Purple.
Body language is very important! Often more so than what words are said.
Body language is an important part of an overall assessment of someone, but it's not the end all be all. You have to listen to their words and tone and their facial expressions too in order to get the best understanding of what they're feeling.
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Eye contact is body language to me .
i think that body language is ALL too important! it's not everything, mind you, but it can give you more insight into what a person is thinking or feeling.
For me eye contact means everything. If they cant look eye to eye, I feel there is a trust issue.
There have been entire doctoral theses written on the various signals sent by body language, both consciously and unconsciously, so I don't really know what else I can add.
I am very attuned to body language, or try to be, because in my line of work, it can mean everything. A person can deny being in pain but their tense facial muscles and crossed arms will bely their actual state, for instance. On a social level, I tend to be very conscious of how a person responds to "personal space"; I'm naturally a very affectionate person, so if I'm trying to calm or comfort someone, or even just flirt, I'll generally touch their arms or back. Very rarely (actually, I can think of only one instance), this elicits a negative response--tensing of the muscles, turning of the body at a 45 degree angle to mine. If you do that, I immediately back off.
As to eye contact, direct eye contact can actually be very threatening to some people in some situations. I rarely make direct, sustained eye contact. It has nothing to do with trust and everything to do with making the other person comfortable.
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Body Language is an integral part of communication, often the first lines of it. Often times, it is more honest than words. It can express feelings, emotions, expectations, all sorts of things. One only needs to be observant, tune in, to the other person. Also, you can learn so much from observing animals' interactions, especially other mammals.
If she flicks her hair, licks her lips, and smiles... it's gonna be a good night ;)
Foot position can be an indication that someone's mind is elsewhere. There's a theory that because they're the furthest thing from the brain they are the things act the most naturally and most likely to give you away.
Next time you're in a room full of people, note how many feet are subconsciously pointed towards the most attractive person in the room
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