Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Body Language of Flirt: Attention on Eyes

By Desmond Ray

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

Can you flirt with body language? It is scientifically proven that in human communication 55% of information is passed with the aid of gestures and mimics, compared to only 7% which is passed through pure meaning of words. Somewhere in between (35%) is communication with the aid of intonation and pace of a speech. Is it yet another corroboration of Darwinism? Perhaps, but this is not a subject of this article. The subject is: how can we attract another person with the body language? What we have to do, so it will be just like in this old song of the Queen: Look at me

Look in the eyes. When we are getting into a formal conversation on a business meeting we may feel like we are looking right into the eyes of our opponent. In reality, our eyes are scanning the face of a person along a narrow cyclic path: left eye - space between the eyes - right eye. When we are talking with a friend, our eyes do the same, but the scanning path gets wider: line below eye level of the person - nose - mouth, and up (overall the path makes an overturned triangle with a base drown below person eye-line).

During a light, flirting conversation the area of eye scan gets even bigger. And if you feel any sexual interest to this person, the center of the scanned area will shift toward person lips. Same will be true, of course, in case if someone you are talking to seem like is gazing right into your mouth: it is very likely that this person already is kissing your lips in her (his) imagination. So you better know that, the rest will be up to you.

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!

Follow the eye sight. One of the most general and clear statements of body language is watching motion of another person. If you do so, you must have an interest toward this person. If that person notices your gaze and moves toward you: the feelings are mutual. This might be a good moment to switch from body language to a real conversation.

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. - 15437

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