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PICTORIAL ON ESTABLISHING CLOSENESS<br />

Scarlett is clearly interested in Dave <strong>and</strong> is showing this<br />

through proximity. You may not notice that she has her<br />

breast pushed up against him, but Dave does! It hasn’t<br />

happened by accident either. Scarlett is trying to send Dave<br />

a strong message of interest. Grabbing the belt loop is also<br />

added into the equation to further show interest <strong>and</strong><br />

intimacy.<br />

It is probably not a r<strong>and</strong>om event that Scarlett is tickling<br />

Dave. She is most likely using this touching to signal her<br />

interest. By this time, either Dave has gotten the hint <strong>and</strong><br />

isn’t interested, or he has missed all the other hints <strong>and</strong><br />

Scarlett is escalating her signals to drive the point home.<br />

Surprisingly, some men would still take this as simple<br />

playfulness, which occasionally it is. However, if you find<br />

the girl attractive then you should feel confident in<br />

accepting that she finds you attractive in return.<br />

This is a very overt gesture by Scarlett. She has taken on<br />

a dominant role by initiating touching. This could be<br />

intimate or fleeting <strong>and</strong> flirty depending on duration.<br />

Intimate would normally be defined as prolonged touching<br />

except in the case where sympathy was being offered.<br />

Context plays an important part in determining the<br />

meaning of body language. If Dave had just disclosed that<br />

his gr<strong>and</strong>mother recently passed away, then touching<br />

would be to ease pain, but if they were in a normal or<br />

intimate conversation, it would be deemed a demonstration<br />

of attraction. Dave, for the most part, is oblivious to this<br />

cue <strong>and</strong> more interested in his drink. Scarlett’s legs are<br />

also crossed away from Dave, but this is of no relevance<br />

since touching is a much stronger cue than leg crossing.<br />

All touching establishes closeness <strong>and</strong> intimacy.<br />

Especially when initiated by a woman, it is a sign of sexual<br />

interest. Touching also normally indicates that someone<br />

wants something from you. In this case, it is pretty<br />

obvious that Scarlett desires attention from Dave.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Body</strong> <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Project</strong>: <strong>Dating</strong>, <strong>Attraction</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sexual</strong> <strong>Body</strong> <strong>Language</strong>. 1st Edition, 2008. www.<strong>Body</strong><strong>Language</strong><strong>Project</strong>.com Page 14

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