Body Language Basics: The Face
- Monday, November 08 2010 @ 08:21 am
- Contributed by: ElyseRomano
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You’ve probably heard that “The eyes are the windows to the soul.” Though the origin of the proverb is debated, there’s no debate about its accuracy – the eyes are an incredible source of information about a person’s thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and emotions. But did you know that the eyebrows, tongue, lips, hair, and head angle can also tell you a lot about the inner workings of a person’s mind? Learning how to spot and interpret these signals will allow you to determine a date’s level of interest in you without having to endure the stressful experience of waiting for them to make a definitive move, giving you an invaluable advantage when it comes to your love life.
Some facial body language messages are easy to read, like eye contact. If a date maintains eye contact with you, especially if they do so for a timeframe that is longer than is typically considered socially acceptable, they’re into you. People also tend to blink more frequently when they are enjoying what they are looking at, and subconsciously raise their eyebrows and tilt their heads to indicate interest.
Another very strong sign of attraction is pupil dilation. A person’s pupils dilate when they like something, and contract when they do not. Pupil dilation is also an indication of sexual arousal. Just make sure that you’re not confusing signals of interest with the effects of alcohol or low light, which both dilate pupils naturally.
A woman’s body transmits approximately five times more messages in a given period than a man’s does during the same period of time, so it should come as no surprise that women’s heads and faces tell more tales than men’s. Women flirt by playing with their hair (though in some cases fiddling with hair can also indicate nervousness), touching their mouth, and licking or biting their lips.
One of the most fascinating features of facial body language comes from the world of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Have you ever noticed that people tend to subconsciously move their eyes while they are thinking? For those who understand how to recognize and interpret these movements, the eyes can provide useful information about how a person’s brain processes and provides information (for instance, do they think using pictures, sounds, or their emotions?).
I could probably fill a book discussing eye accessing cues, so in the interest of time (and your sanity!) I’ll just focus on the eye accessing cue that is most relevant to your love life: triangulation. Triangulation, as you might have guessed, is a recurring combination of three eye movements: looking directly into one eye, then looking into the other eye, followed by looking at the person’s mouth. The repetition of this series of movements forms a triangular pattern that is a very strong indication of the desire to be kissed. If you’re anxiously waiting to be kissed but your partner has not built the courage to initiate it yet, triangulate obviously, letting your eyes linger on their mouth, to let them know that a kiss would be welcomed. Likewise, if you’re waiting for a signal to indicate that you can kiss your partner without fear of rejection, look for signs that they are performing the triangulation routine.
That’s it for the face….up next: what touch and the torso can tell you about a person’s emotions, mental state, and attraction.
Some facial body language messages are easy to read, like eye contact. If a date maintains eye contact with you, especially if they do so for a timeframe that is longer than is typically considered socially acceptable, they’re into you. People also tend to blink more frequently when they are enjoying what they are looking at, and subconsciously raise their eyebrows and tilt their heads to indicate interest.
Another very strong sign of attraction is pupil dilation. A person’s pupils dilate when they like something, and contract when they do not. Pupil dilation is also an indication of sexual arousal. Just make sure that you’re not confusing signals of interest with the effects of alcohol or low light, which both dilate pupils naturally.
A woman’s body transmits approximately five times more messages in a given period than a man’s does during the same period of time, so it should come as no surprise that women’s heads and faces tell more tales than men’s. Women flirt by playing with their hair (though in some cases fiddling with hair can also indicate nervousness), touching their mouth, and licking or biting their lips.
One of the most fascinating features of facial body language comes from the world of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Have you ever noticed that people tend to subconsciously move their eyes while they are thinking? For those who understand how to recognize and interpret these movements, the eyes can provide useful information about how a person’s brain processes and provides information (for instance, do they think using pictures, sounds, or their emotions?).
I could probably fill a book discussing eye accessing cues, so in the interest of time (and your sanity!) I’ll just focus on the eye accessing cue that is most relevant to your love life: triangulation. Triangulation, as you might have guessed, is a recurring combination of three eye movements: looking directly into one eye, then looking into the other eye, followed by looking at the person’s mouth. The repetition of this series of movements forms a triangular pattern that is a very strong indication of the desire to be kissed. If you’re anxiously waiting to be kissed but your partner has not built the courage to initiate it yet, triangulate obviously, letting your eyes linger on their mouth, to let them know that a kiss would be welcomed. Likewise, if you’re waiting for a signal to indicate that you can kiss your partner without fear of rejection, look for signs that they are performing the triangulation routine.
That’s it for the face….up next: what touch and the torso can tell you about a person’s emotions, mental state, and attraction.
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