In most cases of male-female relationship dynamics, it’s actually usually the woman who makes the first move. But women have a more subtle way of approaching men, so subtle that most men don’t get it.
So how do women approach men? Women tend to use nonverbal behaviors and body language cues to signal their potential interest.
Through my own journey going from oblivious to picking up on this stuff, I’ve learned some subtle yet clear approach signals from women. These are a few of the primary ones that I’ve observed and experienced – there may be many more.
- A woman is sitting with her friends (could be anywhere) and a man arrives who catches her breath. He happens to sit in her peripheral vision. The first thing the woman will do is to shift her hips towards the man’s positioning. (This always goes unnoticed by men)
- A woman sitting or standing next to a man will suddenly start playing something on her cell phone loud enough to catch the man’s attention. …And her phone’s volume may be noticeably loud for the noise level of whatever room or environment they’re in
- A woman on a date with a man – yes on a date – sees another man who just sends shivers all over her. She stands up and walks over to the space of this second man for no apparent reason-the real reason is just to make him aware of her presence.
There are a few others like stealing eye glances, finding excuses to bump into you to get your attention, walking ahead of you and then slowing down to allow you to catch up with her, but these are all just variations on getting your attention so you approach, open your mouth, and talk to her. Very rarely will a woman walk up to a man and initiate the conversation.
I am sure there are more that I’m missing. What are some other ones you’ve seen?
Article first published on Way of Women
