10 gestures that give away that a man likes you
Several gestures that typically express attraction on the part of men.
Nonverbal language is one of the main areas in which attraction is expressed. Therefore, noticing the gestures that a person uses to communicate voluntarily or involuntarily with another, is useful to estimate whether there is interest or not.
In this article we will look at a selection of gestures that give away the fact that a man likes youAlthough several of them are also fulfilled in women.
Gestures that signal that you attract a man.
These gestures are not ordered according to a specific criterion. Read about them and determine if they suit your social relationships and conversations you have with men.
1. Leans forward frequently
Keeping the body leaning forward, especially visible when the other person is seated, is another sign of attraction.
It is a physical manifestation of the extent to which you are interested in the other person, since this is the posture you adopt when you want to closely examine something or someone. this posture is the one you adopt when you want to closely examine something or someone, even if it is in a disguised way.even if it is in a disguised way. It is one more resource to keep the distances short.
2. He touches his hair a lot
This is not only a sign of tension or nervousness. It is also often simply a sign of tension or nervousness, in many occasions it simply obeys the will to have the hair placed in the best possible way, and to correct the small "flaws" in the hair.and to correct small "flaws" that may appear with the passage of time and when moving, for example.
3. She looks at you from the front
It seems a minor detail, but it is not. It is relatively common that when we talk to someone we do it by maintaining a position that is not directly frontal with respect to the person with whom we interact, but when there is attraction involved, the norm is that the torsos are kept facing each other, and not just the faces.
4. The use of the controlled gaze
In normal conversations, we hardly pay attention to how we use our gaze: we simply look at the other person's face, and that's it.
However, one of the gestures that give away the fact that a man likes you is that he often takes conscious control of his gaze, and with it he makes a tour of the parts of the face. This is noticed by paying attention to whether there is a progression in the positions adopted by the pupils, instead of staying more or less in the same place or moving but not staying too long in a different place from where they were before.
In the area of attraction and sexuality, men are very visual, and this is why this gesture provides a lot of information.
5. Show your arms
Regardless of whether they are relatively muscular or not, showing your arms in a subtle way is one of the ways in which many men express interest caused by the attraction they feel for someone. Arms are not only a symbol of power and strength; they also express the ability to physically protect, something that has traditionally been associated with fatherhood..
6. Pupils are dilated
This is not technically a gesture, since it is an automatic reaction that cannot be controlled at will, and it is a typical phenomenon in both men and women, but it does not lose importance. When we are in front of something that attracts us, the pupils of our eyes tend to dilate, probably to be able to capture in greater detail what interests us..
7. Stays close
It may seem obvious, but we must not forget that proxemics, i.e., the area of distances in social relations, is also part of what expresses attraction through gestures.
The truth is that contributing to making the space that separates us from others smaller and smaller not only communicates attraction. It also it also makes it more likely that real intimacy will be created between two people (although sometimes it doesn't work out well and only serves to create awkward moments, of course).
8. Synchronize your non-verbal language
Another typical fact that denotes attraction through gestures has to do with subtly imitating the postures, positions and rhythms of the other person. Moreover, the surprising thing about this is that most of the time it is unconsciously it is something unconsciousIt appears spontaneously and has nothing to do with a pre-established plan.
For example, if the other person adopts a style of communication in which there are many gestures made quickly, the other person will also do it, although perhaps in a more moderate way. The same will happen if the person who generates attraction rests his or her head on the palm of your hand, or if he or she relaxes in the chair, etc.
9. Frequently shows expression of surprise
Another of the gestures that express attraction typical of men has to do with facial expressions. has to do with facial expressions of surprise.. When someone generates attraction, practically anything that makes a slight impression is experienced with more surprise than would be normal.
And it's not something conscious or feigned; the feeling of surprise is really there; it's part of the euphoric feeling that comes from being close to someone we like.
10. Feet point at you
The fact that the tips of your toes point towards the other person is one of those basic gestures to establish if there is attraction or not. That is to say, it is not enough, but it is important to rule out cases and to see if there is attraction or not. is important to rule out cases and to see where there is really little interest..
The only case in which there could be attraction at the same time that this rule is not met is one in which nerves (or extraneous circumstances that have nothing to do with the conversation) make you want to end the dialogue as soon as possible.
Bibliographical references:
- Kaplan, M. F.; Olczak, P. V. (1971). "Attraction toward another as a function of similarity and commonality of attitudes". Psychological Reports. 28 (2): 515–521.
- Klohnen, E. C.; Mendelsohn, G. A. (1998). "Partner Selection for Personality Characteristics: A Couple-Centered Approach". Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 24 (3): 268–278.
(Updated at Apr 15 / 2024)