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As much we would like to believe we’re doing a pretty good job of masking

our true feelings, little do we realize that our bodies give us away from

more than we would like. The silent language of the human physique

reveals more about what you’re thinking and the way that you’re feeling

more than your words ever will, and when what you’re saying out loud

doesn’t match up with what your nonverbal cues are saying, that’s when
anyone who’s paying attention can see that something else is really going

on.

If you know the clues to look for, reading another person’s body language -

which is very tricky business, to begin with - can be powerful leverage in
your quest to determine who’s manipulating you and who’s being genuine.

Understanding body language cues can be beneficial when you are the one

trying to subtly manipulate or persuade another into doing what you need

them to do since you’ll be fully aware of the signals responsible for giving

away your true intentions.

However, reading body language is not as easy as we may think. One signal

could hold several different meanings, which normally change depending

on the context and the other factors which may have an influence on the

way that person is feeling. For example, you could assume that a person
who has their arms crossed in front of their chest while talking to you is

either annoyed or closed off, but if they were in an environment which they

were feeling particularly cold, they could simply be crossing their arms in

an attempt to stay warm and that’s it. In a situation like this, the next best

thing you can do would be to watch out for the subtle cues to see if what
they’re telling you verbally is in sync with what their body is doing. When a