Women toss their hair,
whether long or short, briskly from side
to side, over a shoulder, or away form the face to indicate preening.
Sometimes with partially dropped
eyelids, the woman holds the man's
gaze just long enough for him to notice, then she quickly looks away.
This has the tantalizing feeling of peeping or being peeped at, and can
light the fires of most normal men.
Women also use the sideways
glance to show interest. This
glance involves looking at the man through partially closed eyelids, but
dropping the gaze a moment after it has been noticed.
Licking the lips, slightly
pouting the mouth, or applying cosmetics
to moisten or redden the lips all are indicators of a courtship invitation.
Slight exposure of the shoulder
from a partially fallen blouse is
again an example of "flirting." Rae Dawn Chong said it best: "You can
seduce a man without taking anything off . . . without even touching
him." This revealed shoulder is one example.
When women massage their
necks or head with one hand, it has the
effect of raising the breast on one side of the body and intensifying
cleavage. It also exposes the armpit, which, even when shaved, has an
erotic significance.
A female interested in making a
subtle courtship gesture might
gradually expose the smooth, soft skin of her wrists. The wrist area has
long been considered one of the highly erotic areas of the body. In this
position, the palms of the woman are also made visible to the male.
Playing with any cylindrical
object such as a pencil, pen , stem of
a wineglass or finger is often a reflection of subconscious desires.
Sometimes women will even
accentuate the
roll of their hips when walking in front of a male they want to attract.
When a woman sits with one leg
tucked under the other and points
the folded leg toward the person whom she wants to attract, the message
communicated is, "I feel very comfortable with you. I'd like to get to
know you better."
Women tend to stand with their
legs apart with
weight on one foot, when displaying a sign of openness or availability.
Slowly crossing and uncrossing
the legs while being watched by an
interested male is a strong attraction signal, especially if the woman is
simultaneously slightly stroking her thigh.
Women entwine their legs to draw
attention. Most men agree that the
leg twine, (one leg is pressed against the other to give the appearance
of high muscle tone) is the most appealing sitting position a woman can take.
Once the legs are crossed,
sometimes a woman begins to slightly kick
her top leg back and forth. This kicking or thrusting, again, displays a
courting signal.
Dangling one shoe while seated
in a relaxed position, with one leg
crossed over the other at the knee, is one of the most intense courtship
signals women use to indicate interest in a male.
Even when a woman keeps time to
music with her head or hands, leans
forward towards a male, or even sometimes brushes the male's body with
her hand or breast, she is still conveying effective courtship gestures.