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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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them with an off-putting face and then slowly raising the reading material again. Obviously, this<br />

message is only rarely missed or ignored.<br />

If you are the subject of unwanted blocking then begin by reviewing the pattern of communications that<br />

has lead to this result. Have you come on too strong? Were your ideas overly political or religious?<br />

Have you been too expressive or aggressive? Whatever the case, your best bet is to back-off and use<br />

relaxed body language to diffuse whatever anger you might have created. Ease the tension by taking a<br />

break and allowing your partner to have some emotional downtime. Try to devise a way to regain<br />

common ground, even if it means changing the subject or leaving it entirely to start fresh another day.<br />

Whatever you do, don’t bother trying to push your ideas forth too strongly, as they will simply be met<br />

with increased resistance. Finally, not everyone who uses barriers do so because they dislike other’s<br />

based on personal grounds, rather some just require more space and privacy, even in public.

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