Involuntary Physical Signs of Attraction

Deciphering body language and facial tics that are tells of attraction to better and more strategically engage and respond to your targets.

  Dilated Pupils ​

Eye contact is obviously important when it comes to clear communication, but just because a target’s eyes are locked into yours doesn’t necessarily mean they’re interested. Instead, check out those pupils and determine if they’re dilated.

When we see something intriguing, our sympathetic nervous systems flood our bodies with various hormones, like oxytocin and dopamine. Known as the “love hormones,” these chemicals play a key role in determining the size of our pupils. Being wide-eyed helps us be able to evaluate all the interesting details in front of us.  

      Breathing Match ​

There’s a common phenomenon where couples breathe in and out at the same intervals simply by being in the same room. They don’t even have to touch or say anything to experience this effect.

Their partner’s pure presence alone made it happen. Additionally, both partners showed similar patterns of heart rate and respiration, but women tended to adjust theirs to their partners more.

This strange occurrence seems to serve a purpose. When someone is in sync with you, it instinctively makes it much easier to trust them.

      Perspiration ​

When you’re falling for someone, your brain releases all kinds of chemicals. These hormones are what help to get us excited and feel happy. Since our bodies are surging with many hormones, we tend to perspire. Norepinephrine is the chemical to blame, which causes us to drip sweat and have a dry mouth when we’re interested in somebody.

Men tend to be sweatier than women when attraction is active. Men’s brains make more norepinephrine, which is also responsible for keeping their hearts pounding. When your heart is working hard, it only makes sense that you’d break a sweat.