Vanessa Van Edwards

How to Decode Your Partner’s Body Language

Vanessa Van Edwards

Summary

Nonverbal communication plays a crucial role in expressing love, with research indicating that 60 to 93 percent of our communication is nonverbal. Vanessa Van Edwards, author of "Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101," outlines three stages of love: lust, attraction, and attachment, each characterized by distinct body language cues.

In the lust stage, universal signals such as eyebrow raises and preening behaviors are common. These nonverbal cues indicate interest and curiosity. As relationships progress to the attraction stage, individuals often orient their bodies toward one another and engage in physical closeness, such as leaning in or touching. Finally, in the attachment stage, couples exhibit mirroring behaviors and increased physical touch, which fosters emotional bonds through the release of oxytocin, often referred to as the "cuddle hormone."

Van Edwards emphasizes the importance of these nonverbal signals in understanding romantic dynamics, suggesting that recognizing them can enhance interpersonal connections and improve relationships.

Show Notes

Learn to read your date's, or partner's body language. While we'd all like to believe that our partner conveys what they are feeling with words, that's not always the case. In this video, I am going to teach you the nonverbal cues to look out for to help you decode the body language and expressions of your partner. It's often a good idea to discover potential relationship problems at the earliest possible time.Want more on love and the secrets of body language of lovers?👉 https://www.scienceofpeople.com/how-to-know-if-someone-likes-you/In this video:0:00 Intro0:24 Nonverbal cues1:00 3 Stages of love1:29 Lust3:29 Attraction4:22 Attachment******If you’re ready to level up your charisma, check out our flagship online course, People School: http://bit.ly/2yUf0WRPeople School is a 12 step video based training program designed to increase your interpersonal intelligence. If you want to learn how to rapidly build trust, spark excitement, develop meaningful connections, stand out from your peers, and finally achieve all of the things you know you’re capable of, People School was created for you.With 12 modules – each one built around a unique human behavior law – People School is the only science-based training program that provides you with actionable lessons to learn the skills you need to succeed.Step-by-step, People School will teach you how to create authentic and meaningful connections with anyone… and accelerate your success. People School has already helped thousands of smart, driven, people from all over the world go from feeling “stuck” to leapfrogging their peers, landing clients, and becoming top performers at places like Google, Hertz, Microsoft and many more.Join the waitlist for People School here 👉 http://bit.ly/2yUf0WR******Do you know what cues you are sending to others? Learn how to control and leverage the tiny signals you’re sending – from your stance and facial expressions to your word choice and vocal tone – to improve your personal and professional relationships.This is our latest bestselling book: Cues Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communicationhttps://www.scienceofpeople.com/cues/Read it on Amazon, Audible or wherever books are sold!******Vanessa Van Edwards is a national bestselling author and founder at Science of People. She is also a recovering awkward person.She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People which has been translated into 15 different languages. Vanessa’s unique approach has been featured on CNN, BBC, CBS, Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Today Show and many more.Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people work. She’s developed a science-based framework for understanding personalities, decoding body language and improving people skills to help people communicate professionally, socially and romantically.Vanessa works with entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and trillion dollar companies; and has spoken to thousands of audiences at TEDx London, MIT and CES to name a few. Science of People looks at the hidden forces that drive our behavior. It’s mission is to help people achieve their goals faster and understand what makes people tick.👉 https://www.scienceofpeople.com/captivate ******Subscribe to our channel for more human behavior hacks and communication strategies👉 http://bit.ly/37ZWNHSP.S. Make sure to keep up with us by clicking the bell!******✔ W E B S I T Ehttps://www.scienceofpeople.comFollow Us on:✔ I N S T A G R A Mhttps://www.instagram.com/vvanedwards✔ T W I T T E Rhttps://twitter.com/vvanedwards✔ L I N K E D I Nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessavanedwards✔ F A C E B O O Khttps://www.facebook.com/vvanedwards#BodyLanguage #Nonverbal #Communication#VanessaVanEdwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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