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 Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:31 pm |
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If you're on a first date and you're trying to figure out what Mr. or
Ms. Potentially Right thinks about you, look downward.
Not there, silly.
"The key to a man's heart isn't his stomach. It's his feet," says Lisa
Daily, author of "Stop Getting Dumped!" (Subtitle: "All You Need to
Know to Make Men Fall Madly in Love With You and Marry 'The One' in 3
Years or Less.")
As it turns out, the foot rule also applies to women.
"Watch the feet of the person you're attracted to," she tips
AdamandDrew.com. "People who are attracted to each other
subconsciously try to 'line up' with the other person. Where the toes
point, the heart follows."
When you take the Sherlock Holmes approach to reading your date,
trying to sleuth out whether he/she thinks you're hot (or not), body
language is the smoking gun, my dear Watson.
"Even if we've got our game faces on, the body doesn't lie," Daily
says.
In fact, studies reveal that only 7% of our communication is verbal,
according to Mari Smith, a relationship coach based in San Diego,
California. The other 93% is nonverbal.
Tips & Clues
Men send out the following tips when they're interested in you,
according to Daily and Smith:
- Smiling.
- Extended eye contact.
- Grooming behaviors (straightening their ties, pulling up their
socks).
- Upright stance or posture.
- Standing with their chests thrust outward and shoulders back (think
of a giant preening peacock).
- Ego-driven comments about their successes in life (jobs, cash, their
cars).
"He may have one hand in his pocket, with his thumb sticking out, or
tuck his thumbs in his belt," Smith adds.
As for the so-called "fairer" sex, look for the following nonverbal
cues from a
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