Allan_and_Barbara_Pease_-_Body_Language_The_Definitive_Book

Courtship Dof women, there aren't too many.sensually, wear make-up and use a wtures, men rev their car engines, bearn and challenge other men. Writuals, most men are as effective astrying to catch fish by hitting them oWomen have more lures and fishingany male could ever hope to acquire In this section we'll cover the moguage signals you're likely to see,around his crotch. Men are generareceiving the signals used in the mattioned earlier, women not only contrules, they own the Scoreboard. Moreact to signals they see. Some magazines try to convince rskills are improving because of themen who are paying more attentionnow have facials, do their nails anstraighten their teeth, use hair condiwear face powder. In the UK in 2004that Scotsmen were Britain's mosaverage of 16 minutes a day in frontselves. But most of this behaviour islevels - not in men's ability to read w An American survey found the would most like to hear from th not 'I love you'. They were 'yAs with most male animals, the humbehaviour as a potential partner arrtion to the automatic physiolmentioned, he will straighten his tiimaginary dust from his shoulderwatch, and rearrange his shirt, coat

Displays and Attraction Signals While a woman will dress wide range of courtship ges- brag about how much theyWhen it comes to courtship someone standing in a river on the head with a big stick. skills to land their fish than e. ost common male body lan- much of which is focused ally not good at sending or ting game and, as we men- trol the game and make the ost of the time, men simply readers that men's courtship increase in the numbers of n to their appearance. Men nd toenails, tint their hair, itioner and face creams and 4, a study by Gillette showed st vain men, spending an t of a mirror preening them- s an increase in male vanity women's courtship signals. e three words women heir male partner were you've lost weight' man male displays preening rives on the scene. In addi- logical reactions already ie, smooth his collar, brush and touch his cufflinks or t and other clothing. 309

The Definitive Book of Body LaWhy Men Talk to Womea RelationshipMany men understand thatthe personal intimate detailscan open her mind - and monew relationship a man wilafter the honeymoon periodtypical behaviour of notinformation and solutions toThe Male Crotch ObsessThe most direct sexual diswoman is the aggressive thuhis crotch. He may also turhis foot at her, use an intilonger than usual. When hehe may also spread his legs In troops of baboons,males display their dominaspreading their legs to givetheir wedding tackle and gfrom time to time, they candominant status. This sameassert their manhood, thobaboons, mainly becausebaboon display would carry The fifteenth century saw310

anguage Male tie-preening gesture n at the Beginning of talking at length to a woman aboutls of his or her life wins points andore — to him. At the beginning of a ll often use the talking strategy but he's likely to go back to his stereo- talking - sticking only to facts, o problems when he does talk. sion splay a man can make towards aumbs-in-belt gesture that highlights rn his body towards her and point imate gaze and hold her gaze fore's seated or leaning against a wall, to display his crotch. and with several other primates,ance by using a penis display. Bye others a full view of the size ofgiving it the occasional adjustment constantly assert and reassert their display is used by human males toough it is more subtle than the of the hefty prison sentence they.w the introduction of the not-so-

Courtship Disubtle codpiece, which purported to dmasculinity and therefore his socialcentury, New Guinea natives still emWestern men can achieve the samepants, small-size Speedo swimming tbunch of keys or the long end of a bThese hanging objects give a man tdown from time to time for any necewomen can't imagine being in a pudown to scratch their crotch and arethis nonchalantly and with regularity.all male primates, they just use differBelt and crotch-grabbing whiledancing are someof the less subtleforms of crotchdisplay.

isplays and Attraction Signals display the size of a man's status. In the twenty-firstmploy penis displays, while e effect with tight-fitting trunks or dangling a large belt in front of his crotch. the opportunity to reach essary adjustments. Most ublic place and reaching amazed that men will do . It's the same message for rent approaches.

The Definitive Book of Body LaThe Crotch AdjustThe most common form ofCrotch Adjust. \"Women evertalking with a man and sudwill begin adjusting or hanthat his genitalia are so largconstant attention to preven The great thing abou have to leave theWatch any group of youngmacho attitudes are encourand you will see continualunconsciously tries to asseothers. Women are horrifiedher a drink using the samements and he then greets peWearing a Tie to One SiIf you're a man and you wyou, wear a neatly pressed su312

anguage This Mek warrior from Irian Jaya with his traditional penis sheath leaves no one confused about the message f public male sexual display is the rywhere complain that they will be ddenly, for no apparent reason, hendling his crotch. The inference is ge and cumbersome that they need nt the cut-off of blood circulation. ut being a man is you don'te room to adjust yourself.g males together, especially where raged, such as in sporting teams, l crotch adjustment as each maleert his masculinity in front of the d when a man then proceeds to gete hand he just used for his adjust-eople with a handshake. idewant to find out which women like uit and tie, but wear the tie slightly

Courtship Dioff to one side and put a little linwomen who find you attractive can'tand straightening your tie so that you Wearing th off-centre women the to straightMen's Bodies - W h a t Turns WSurveys show that women continuallmen with deeper, smoother voicesdirectly linked to testosterone levels.is noticeable in boys because, whenbodies flood with male hormones asmen and their voices 'crack' virtuallyis around a woman he fancies he's ldeeper tones to highlight his mascuwoman is likely to start talking in higtrast her femaleness. Since the femini1960s, women have taken on malerequire the production of testosterdrives us to achieve and that has beenhormone'. Research now shows thatUSA, United Kingdom, Australia afeminism has been more influentiabecome deeper because women haveand authoritative. Hopefully, the haiIs She a Chest, Legs or BumWomen's sexual responses to men

isplays and Attraction Signals nt on one shoulder. Any resist brushing the lint offou look just right. he tie slightly gives interested e opportunity ten itWomen On the Most ly express a preference for because deep tones are The change in voice tone they reach puberty, their they begin to change into y overnight. When a man likely to start speaking in ulinity while a responsive gher pitched tones to con- ist movement began in the job roles and tasks that rone, the hormone that n described as the 'success t in countries such as the and New Zealand where al, women's voices haveve become more assertive ry chest won't follow. Gal? are triggered visually by 313

The Definitive Book of Body Lacertain aspects of the malefavourite male body parts,into three groups - legs, btaking 40% of the votes forbe analysing only the physicand why each part has such Overall, women also looshoulders, muscular chest athe twenty-first century, survstill want a man who looksfight off invaders. Male bodies are purpo wrestle animals, carry 1. Broad Shoulders, ChesThe upper torso of the hunarrow hips, whereas a wshoulders and widens at the314

anguage body. When it comes to a woman's, women are also universally split bums and chests/arms with bumsr first prize. In this section, we willcal characteristics of the male bodyh an impact on the female senses.ok for athletic body shape, broadand arms and a tight butt. Even in veys overwhelmingly show womens as if he can wrestle animals and ose built to chase, catch and heavy things and kill spiders. st and Muscular Armsunting male is wide and tapers towoman's body is narrower at the e hips. Men evolved these features to allow them to lug heavy weapons over long distances and carry home their kills. The male chest developed to house large lungs enabling more effective distribution of oxygen and allowing him to breathe more efficiently when running and chasing. In past generations, the bigger his chest, the more respect Women are attracted to a well- defined male upper body, but most dislike the 'muscle man' body- builder look; a woman feels he is likely to be more interested in his own beauty than in hers.

Courtship Diand power a man commanded, andmost surviving primitive tribes.2.The Small,Tight BumA small, compact bum is the favourbut few understand its magnetic attra tight, muscular rear is necessary tothrusting motion needed for successsex. A man with a fat or flabby derrièforward movement and has a tendebody weight into the thrust. For womman's weight can be uncomfortablecult to breathe. By contrast, the smgreater chance of doing an effective j The Internet has many sites for women to rate men's bums3. Narrow Hips and Muscular LegMen's legs are attractive to womensymbols of masculine power and eangular legs of the human male are tand his narrow hips allow him to rtances to chase and hunt. Women'swomen to have difficulty running, asoften flay out to the side to balance b

isplays and Attraction Signals this is still the case with rite of women everywhere raction. The secret is thato make the strong forwardsful sperm transfer during ère has difficulty with this ency to throw his entiremen, this isn't ideal, as the on her and make it diffi-mall, tight rear promises a job.egs only insofar as they areendurance. The powerful, the longest of all primates run swiftly over long dis- s wide hips cause many s their lower legs and feet body weight. Leading US 315

The Definitive Book of Body Lneuropsychology professorwomen find male hips withappealing.SummaryThe world is in the grip ofcountries, marriage ratesyears — half the rate of 25tralia, 28% of adults have The fact that men andbody features may be dishside, everyone has the chanmake a conscious decisionthe opposite sex. For thosonline dating, IT matchmaevents are booming everywmated that it had an annworldwide in 2003. And bewomen in meeting the oworldwide have more male316

Language Dr Devendra Singh discovered thath a 90% waist-to-hips ratio the mostf a singles epidemic. In all Western are the lowest they've been in 1005 years ago. In places such as Aus- never married. women are initially motivated byheartening to some but, on the plusnce to improve their appearance andn to increase their attractiveness tose who choose to stay as they are,aking, flirt-a-thons and speed-datingwhere and the New York Times esti-nual turnover of 3 billion dollarsecause men have more difficulty thanopposite sex, most flirting classese attendees than women.

Chapter OWNERSHIP, T AND HEIGHT We stake a physical claim on whWe lean against other people or obclaim to that person or object. Leanalso be used as a method of dominaobject being leaned on belongs to soif you are going to take a photograpcar, boat or personal belonging,against his new possession, put hisaround it. When he touches the propsion of his body and this is how he shto him. Lovers hold hands or put thein public to show competitors theperson. The business executive put

16TERRITORY SIGNALS hat we believe is ours bjects to show a territorial ning against something can ance or intimidation if the omeone else. For example, ph of a friend and his new it's likely that he'd lean foot on it or place his arm perty, it becomes an exten- hows others that it belongs eir arms around each other ey have a claim over that ts his feet on his desk or 317

The Definitive Book of Body Laleans against his office dooffice and its furnishings. Alint from the shoulder of hetaken.People showing the item A i p s a s o a i l a hVictoria Beckham confirms ther claim to David Beckham 'Wby imprinting her hand on sihis chest c h318