Through facial expressions, gestures, and glances, we unconsciously express our true feelings, even if our words convey something entirely different. What do these physical messages tell us?
We often carefully choose our words, but we rarely consider what our bodies are saying for us. And that’s a shame. Especially since body language is particularly important in relationships. Various studies show that 55% of information in communication is conveyed through eye contact, posture, hand movements, and even foot movements. Most communication is nonverbal and often unconscious. Let’s take a look at the language spoken by happy and unhappy couples.
Intense eye contact
Does your partner look into your eyes more often and for longer than others? This is a good sign, confirming that they are very interested in you and have strong feelings for you.
Now, on the contrary, try to pay attention to how often you look at your partner and how you feel when you do so. Do you look away or feel uncomfortable? Or maybe you enjoy holding their gaze? If you feel uncomfortable looking into someone’s eyes for a long time, you may want to figure out why.
Handshake
If you still hold hands even after many years of relationship, it is a sign of closeness. Any affectionate touch is an indication that you still ignite the flame in each other, you literally cannot unclench your fingers.
However, there are differences in handshakes: how close are your hands? Do they lightly touch each other, or do your fingers intertwine? The smaller the distance, the more intimate your feelings are.
Some people like to follow their loved ones. Unfortunately, this sometimes means that one person leads and the other follows. Of course, sometimes it’s very pleasant to walk this way, but if this has become a habit, it may be time to think about the distribution of roles in the couple.
Touch
When a partner constantly puts his arm around his partner’s waist when they go somewhere, he behaves like a possessive person. But putting your arm around someone’s shoulder while walking or sitting together is a loving gesture: your loved one wants to be close to you.
Position
As a rule, the position of the arms says a lot: if someone often sits or stands with their arms crossed, it is usually a sign of tension that you may not even be aware of.
Lips
Perhaps you often unconsciously press or bite your lips, or notice the same thing in your partner? This is a message sent by the body, indicating tension, stress, and nervousness.
Legs
Don’t forget about the lower body, because even the position of the legs can give intimate clues. It shows how someone feels in our company.
If the other person not only allows you to touch their feet with yours, but even consciously moves closer, it means that your partner feels comfortable. However, if you strive to establish distance, it may be a sign of alienation, of distancing yourself from each other.
The more your partner seeks contact with their eyes, hands, or feet, the more interest they show in you. If you notice that the body signals are weakening, you may want to talk about it, because not everything that happens in a couple can be guessed from the look or position of the feet.
