Eye contact body language; Avoiding Eye Contact / Attraction + More

We are all extremely sensitive to the eyes and particularly in eye contact. The subtlest change in eye contact body language can completely change the appearance of a person, meaning that eye contact body language should be one part of our body language of which we are all keenly aware. Eye contact body language is also a very powerful way of reading someone. With the follow important facts about eye contact body language you will gain a great insight into people just by looking at their eyes. When you finish reading this article the first time I recommend reading through it again so that you can remember what the different gestures in eye contact body language means. When you have these facts remembered off by heart you really will gain valuable insight into the thoughts and feelings of a person.

Eye Contact Body language and Emotion

Anger: When angry, our eyebrows lower and draw closer together and the bottom eyelid tightens, hiding the lower portion of the eye.

Surprise: When we are surprised are eyebrows will raise and our eyes will widen.

Genuine Smile: In a genuine smile little crows feet will appear beneath the eyes. These will not show in a fake smile.

Fear: the eyebrows raise and draw together and more of the white above the eye will be visible.

Sadness: When we are sad the inside corner of the eyebrows is raised and drawn together.

While making eye contact, look for the above clues to the person’s feelings. If you are talking to someone when you suddenly see one of these eye body language clues, you can be sure that something has happened to create the corresponding feeling in the individual. If, for instance, someone appears happy when you start talking to them, then their lower eyelid tenses, it’s a good bet you’ve said something to anger them. Use this information to resolve any issues in communication early on.