Face gives away sexual intentions, new study says

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Apr 9, 2008 5:01 PM EDT

Article Source: The Times

science, sex, relationships, biology, faces, courting, wooing, sexualtiy

All the subtlety of a well-prepared chat-up line can be ruined by a man's face, which speaks louder than any words to reveal his sexual intentions. A woman can tell at a glance if the man approaching to woo her is merely after her body or wants a more meaningful relationship, a study indicates.

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Angel_C

Interesting!

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#1 - Wed Apr 9, 2008 5:01 PM EDT

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debaserdave

Time to practice my poker face

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#2 - Wed Apr 9, 2008 5:16 PM EDT

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atonhunter

Ha!

Though, did we really need a study to tell us this???

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#2.1 - Wed Apr 9, 2008 5:27 PM EDT

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Angel_C

I guess some of us did! :-)

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#2.2 - Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:24 PM EDT

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O-K

Well, I still don't think I will rely on this.

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#3 - Wed Apr 9, 2008 6:19 PM EDT

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Nick Dumas

Wow. Body language giving away real intent? Who ever would have thought of that?

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2 votes

#4 - Wed Apr 9, 2008 9:34 PM EDT

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Angel_C

I think the problem is that some people don't read body or facial language very well.

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1 vote

#4.1 - Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:25 PM EDT

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atonhunter

You're right on that. How many times have you been out and seen men trying to chat up some girl, as she's giving out even the most obvious of signals, like: leaning back, avoiding eye contact, and turning her face away from them.

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1 vote

#4.2 - Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:58 PM EDT

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sushicat

I think you are right Angel.

I don't think people have learned to read body language as it starts young.What, don't we take less then 20 seconds to size up someone and decide if we even want to pursue a conversation with them?

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#5 - Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:50 AM EDT

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