The Body Language Project: Dating, Attraction and Sexual ... - Wuala
The Body Language Project: Dating, Attraction and Sexual ... - Wuala
The Body Language Project: Dating, Attraction and Sexual ... - Wuala
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PICTORIAL ON SHOWING DISINTEREST<br />
Both Mark <strong>and</strong> Julie are showing closed <strong>and</strong> disinterested body postures. Both have arms crossed <strong>and</strong> are guarded <strong>and</strong> both are<br />
looking away from each other. Clearly, there is no interest by either of them.<br />
Julie isn’t taking well to Mark. Her left h<strong>and</strong> is placed in<br />
between her legs so as to hide it <strong>and</strong> close off her torso.<br />
She is also looking away from him. Mark is showing a<br />
fairly needy position due to his chest being forward <strong>and</strong> he<br />
is leaning in toward Julie. He is also wringing his h<strong>and</strong>s<br />
showing that he is nervous. Leaning on one’s thighs, in<br />
this way, is sometimes a defensive posture as it protects the<br />
torso from exposure. Depending on how leaning is<br />
performed, it could also mean interest as it brings the body<br />
closer to the speaker, but in this case, it does not.<br />
In this photograph Mark has a fairly awkward <strong>and</strong><br />
aggressive body posture with his jaw <strong>and</strong> fists clenched.<br />
Julie isn’t taking well to him as she has closed off her body<br />
<strong>and</strong> is leaning away from him. Her legs are crossed <strong>and</strong><br />
her shoulder is forming a barrier toward him. While her<br />
neck is exposed she is blocking his view of it with her arm<br />
<strong>and</strong> is avoiding eye contact altogether by looking at the<br />
floor. Julie is not interested.<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 19