{"id":142218,"date":"2025-07-24T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/?p=142218"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:20:07","slug":"simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reading body language is never easy. Especially in strained social settings, like a job interview or a first date. On the bright side, body language is pretty objective which it quite easy to read, especially if you know what you&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n<p>So here is a list of tips and tricks when it comes to reading people and what their body language really means.<\/p>\n<h2>1.Eyebrows<\/h2>\n<p>People often raise their eyebrows when they are surprised by something. Also, if someone is talking to you, raising their eyebrows might mean they are either impressed by something or they want to ask you a question.<\/p>\n<p>Lowered eyebrows are often used by people with a dominant personality. In a conversation lowered eyebrows convey irritability and displeasure towards the topic of discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2>2.Mirroring<\/h2>\n<p>This is a good hack to look out for when you&#8217;re negotiating with someone. if they are mirroring your\u00a0body language it means that they agree with what you are saying.<\/p>\n<h2>3.Crossing their arms and legs<\/h2>\n<p>If the person you&#8217;re talking to is crossing their\u00a0arms and legs it indicates that they are hesitant and maybe don&#8217;t actually agree with what you are saying. However, according to psychology\u00a0people often do this subconsciously, which makes it an even bigger insight into what the other person is really thinking.<\/p>\n<h2>4.Eyes<\/h2>\n<p>Even if the person you are talking to is trying to maintain a calm and poised demeanour their eyes will still manage to reveal all. For example, if they are making eye contact it means they are very confident and present in the conversation. However, if they keep blinking or cannot look you in the eye it indicates that they\u00a0either have low self-esteem but it could also imply that they are guilty or very anxious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2>5.Tense Shoulders<\/h2>\n<p>The person you&#8217;re talking to seems to have quite tense shoulders isn&#8217;t really the best sign because\u00a0people often do this when they are anxious or scared. Although, it could just mean they are just cold.<\/p>\n<h2>6.Head Movement<\/h2>\n<p>Observing someone&#8217;s head movement is actually a good way to understand what they are really thinking. For example, if the person you&#8217;re talking to keeps their head down or keeps looking around, they might not be interested in the conversation. However, if their head is raised up it shows that they are approachable and welcoming as a person.<\/p>\n<p>If they are nodding excessively, it could imply that they want you to know they are listening as opposed to actually just listening.<\/p>\n<h2>7.Leaning<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re talking to someone and they are leaning into you, (not in a creepy way) it may imply that they\u00a0are interested and agree with what you\u00a0have to say.\u00a0Most men use this technique when they like someone. For example, if a man is leaning into whilst you&#8217;re talking he is clearly indicating that he likes you. Also if they face their entire torso towards you during a conversation he definitely has a crush on you!<\/p>\n<p>However, if they are leaning on something (like the sofa or a wall)\u00a0 whilst talking to you it often indicates a submissive demeanour\u00a0and insecurities.<\/p>\n<h2>8.Feet<\/h2>\n<p>If someone likes you, they will subconsciously point their\u00a0feet towards you because feet tend to point in the direction they want to go. On the other hand, if their\u00a0feet are facing the opposite direction, this could mean they aren&#8217;t invested in conversation or they are in a rush to leave. If someone is stretching or curling their feet is shows that they are very calm and relaxed about the situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h3>There are so many different mannerisms when it comes to body language. Comment below if you can think of any others.<\/h3>\n<h6>Feature Source Image:\u00a0https:\/\/weheartit.com\/entry\/328596769?context_query=mirroring&amp;context_type=search<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading body language is never easy. Especially in strained social settings, like a job interview or a first date. On the bright side, body language is pretty objective which it quite easy to read, especially if you know what you&#8217;re looking for. So here is a list of tips and tricks when it comes to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25266,"featured_media":142219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[1805],"tags":[18731,11440,8066],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-142218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-relationships","tag-body-language","tag-lifestyle","tag-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language - Society19 UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language - Society19 UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Society19 UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSociety19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-24T15:20:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-24T15:20:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shivani Chaudhari\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@theSOCIETY19\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@theSOCIETY19\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shivani Chaudhari\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/285009d30654a8e9f82063857deef49a\"},\"headline\":\"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-24T15:20:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-24T15:20:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":645,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Body Language\",\"lifestyle\",\"tips\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Relationships\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/\",\"name\":\"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language - Society19 UK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-24T15:20:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-24T15:20:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/285009d30654a8e9f82063857deef49a\"},\"description\":\"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Society19 UK\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/285009d30654a8e9f82063857deef49a\",\"name\":\"Shivani Chaudhari\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/05fc472650bd6b902b82325b3a106f130ef28ddb2396147b6bbbeefddb115cff?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/05fc472650bd6b902b82325b3a106f130ef28ddb2396147b6bbbeefddb115cff?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/05fc472650bd6b902b82325b3a106f130ef28ddb2396147b6bbbeefddb115cff?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shivani Chaudhari\"},\"description\":\"Shivani_936\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/author\\\/97shivanichaudharigmail-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language - Society19 UK","description":"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language - Society19 UK","og_description":"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/","og_site_name":"Society19 UK","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSociety19\/","article_published_time":"2025-07-24T15:20:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-24T15:20:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Shivani Chaudhari","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@theSOCIETY19","twitter_site":"@theSOCIETY19","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/"},"author":{"name":"Shivani Chaudhari","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/285009d30654a8e9f82063857deef49a"},"headline":"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language","datePublished":"2025-07-24T15:20:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-24T15:20:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/"},"wordCount":645,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","keywords":["Body Language","lifestyle","tips"],"articleSection":["Relationships"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/","url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/","name":"8 Simple Lessons On How To Read Body Language - Society19 UK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-07-24T15:20:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-24T15:20:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/285009d30654a8e9f82063857deef49a"},"description":"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/simple-lessons-on-how-to-read-body-language\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","width":1024,"height":768,"caption":"Here are eight simple lessons on how to effectively read body language when talking to another person! Read through and read your friends!"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/","name":"Society19 UK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/285009d30654a8e9f82063857deef49a","name":"Shivani Chaudhari","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/05fc472650bd6b902b82325b3a106f130ef28ddb2396147b6bbbeefddb115cff?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/05fc472650bd6b902b82325b3a106f130ef28ddb2396147b6bbbeefddb115cff?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/05fc472650bd6b902b82325b3a106f130ef28ddb2396147b6bbbeefddb115cff?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shivani Chaudhari"},"description":"Shivani_936","url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/author\/97shivanichaudharigmail-com\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/feat.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8vdom-AZQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142218"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152732,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142218\/revisions\/152732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142218"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=142218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}