Eyes, Body Language, Attraction: Some Tips

Look at me: I ve got a case of body language, Freddie Mercury

How to flirt with your body? Human communication conveys 7% of information through the meaning of words, 38% of information is passed through intonation and pace of speech, and 55% of information is admitted only with the aid of mimics and gestures. So that is the case of body language. How can we use it in order to understand the others and being understood? How can we arouse an interest in another person by using body language? Freddie got it right: this is a language for eyes, not ears.

Looking in the eyes. When we are engaged in a business conversation, we are usually focused, and it feels like we are looking straight into the eyes of our counterpart. In reality our eyes cannot stay fixed, they scan the face of a person along a tight closed path: left eye – middle space – right eye, and so on. When we are more relaxed, like, for example, we are talking with a friend, eyes still follow the cyclic path, but it is not that tight anymore. Our eyes scanning his (or her) face along an upset triangle with a base slightly below the eye-line and the vertex at the person mouth.

When we are flirting, especially with someone we are seeing for the first time, the area of our eye scan gets even bigger. The more our sexual interest to the person, the more actively we focus on her (his) lips. Likewise, if the person you are talking to cannot lift her (his) eyes from your lips, while you are chatting on how you first time turned to the idea of dating online (or about your recent trip to Guatemala) rest assured: this person is already kissing your lips in her(his) imagination. Thinking this way is equal to wanting.

Monkey me, baby. Can body language reveal any difference between light flirt and strong sexual attraction? Well, if the feelings are really strong, you will tend to mimic the object of your passion. This comes from some indiscernible depths of our instincts, although, on the surface the message seem like saying that we have a lot in common with that person. Now, when you know it, you can conscientiously use this, however, be moderate: total copycatting can be read as a mockery (especially if you indiscreetly reproducing all his or her features, good and bad). When you are following your protagonist always observe at least one minute pause before making your turn.

Move your eyebrows. Did you know that if you lift your eyebrows when you meet a person for the first time it will be a sign of friendliness toward that person. If the feeling is mutual: you will get the same up-down motion of eyebrows in response. It looks funny from the side, especially if one of you has bushy eyebrows, it will look as if one cannot see the other clearly through them. But this is one of the oldest ways of winning sympathy (who knows how many thousands of generations of cave men used this trick before actual language was invented)? Now, when you know, you can use it!

Where the eyesight rests. By watching (even secretly) somebodys hands and legs (postures and motion), we are revealing our interest toward the person. So, if you would notice that someone is watching with interest your hands, legs, feet, be assured, there is some interest. If you, after noticing such attention, will approach that person, this will tell that you have an interest too. At such moment it may be a good time to use spoken language: you will be heard!

Wink me back! Have you ever exchanged winks with someone? Wink is a sign of an interest and attraction. No surprise that it is used in the dating networks as an invitation for a chat. Same is in the offline world. If you see someone who is interesting to you, wink her (him). Got wink in reply? Start talking.

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