How to tell if he likes you (by reading his body language)

Brodie Denham

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To figure out if they like you (without openly asking or putting yourself at risk of making a fool of yourself) just read the body language of the person you are interested in when they are in your presence.

In fact, body language is often more eloquent and sincere than verbal language: when we are around others we emit unconscious signals that are the litmus test of how much we like those around us.

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But decoding body signals takes a key. So here’s a quick, practical guide to recognizing the gestures that unmistakably say they like you.

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How to tell if they like you by reading body language

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He holds his legs open: he likes you

While crossed legs are not a good sign because they signify a closed attitude, the opposite is a sign of interest.

In male body language, open legs, even better if they are firmly planted on the ground, mean that the man in question is sympathetic toward you.

Eyebrows raised quickly: he is sexually attracted to you

Eyebrows are also a clue: if he raises and lowers them quickly, holding them up for a very short time (for exactly one-fifth of a second, although it will be difficult to time it…), then it means he is sexually attracted to you.

He widens his chest when standing: he wants to like you

Widening his chest when standing is also a sign of physical attraction.

Exactly as a rooster would do to woo the whole henhouse, man too has among his genes a dictionary of gestures of falling in love aimed at perpetuating the species.

So notice what he does with his chest in your presence: if he expands it, dilates it, and generally looks strutting to you, it is done.

If he moves his shoulders he wants to attract your attention

As with animals, many unconscious gestures the male male male makes serve to attract the female’s attention.

And, as already explained, they are aimed at reproduction of the species.

One of these eloquent gestures focuses at shoulder height: if he moves them a lot while talking to you, it is because he wants your gaze on him.

And not only that! Says the evolution of the species…

He taps his fingers on the glass or touches it to play with itDo you usually fiddle with round objects, such as drumming your fingers on the glass or running your fingertips over the rim?

This is not just a courtship ritual but a kind of transfer: by caressing the glass, he hopes (unconsciously, hopefully!) to entice you to allow him to do the same with your body.

Every gesture he makes with objects, glasses, cutlery and dishes on the table will be the sexual fantasy he would like to enact with you. If he plays with toothpicks instead, watch out for voodoo!

He gets you through first by resting a hand on your shoulder.The gesture of letting a lady pass first is gallantry but that of resting a hand on her shoulder or, better yet, an arm is instead a signal of protection.

If he does it instinctively, it means that that gesture and that desire for protection comes from the heart, in the sense that he has not taken the time to go through the brain to figure out whether or not it is appropriate to do so.

If you are engaged and your partner is together with you, for example, that is a gesture that the brain should have avoided. But the heart cannot be ruled, muscles included.

He lends you his jacket to cover you.One of the most romantic gestures in existence is just that of him taking off his sweatshirt or jacket and handing it to you to protect you from the cold or rain.

In almost all cases, those who do this are because they are attracted not only physically but really romantically to you.

If the man who covers you with a jacket is not a fireman who is saving you from a burning building, you can be sure that he likes you.

Mind you: if a fireman does it off duty, it works for him, too. Therefore, do not miss such an opportunity!

Open arms and handsThe open arms and hands placed far from the chest clearly mean that he is not at all indifferent, on the contrary.

Physical openness, in fact, reflects mental and sentimental openness: reluctance already at the level of the body goes hand in hand with amorous reluctance, in the sense that there will be little chance of making contact with him.

Instead, the opening of arms and hands are the first step in a hug.

He caresses his lips, chin or cheeks.Sexual attraction to someone raises blood pressure and causes the most delicate parts of the body to become more sensitive, not to say downright erogenous.

Where this change is most noticeable is the face: redness from throbbing and embarrassment is accompanied by increased sensitivity to touch, particularly on the lips, cheeks, ears, and chin.

If he touches any of these body parts while he is talking to you, it is very likely that his gesture is a silent (but eloquent according to another type of nonverbal communication) request: that of being kissed and touched passionately.

He points his feet toward youAmong the most meaningful bodily sub-languages, that of the feet takes the podium.

Pointing a foot, particularly the right foot, in someone’s direction means that you are attracted to that person.

Pay attention to it because it is a most powerful signal, never to be underestimated.

Brodie Denham

Writer