Looking at a man’s body part reveals whether he loves you or not

If the eyes are the window to the soul, then eye contact is a dead giveaway as to what someone is looking for as they shift their gaze while talking to you. Not that we should be entirely surprised. Most of us know that the eyes say a lot about someone’s intentions.

Looking into a man’s eyes will reveal whether he loves you or not.

A 2014 study conducted at the University of Chicago has confirmed that you, yes, you! — can learn to tell if a guy likes you but just wants to have fun, or if he likes you and is looking for something meaningful and lasting… just by watching his eye movements and taking note of where they are most. often land

I know, I know. First, we had to focus on body language to know what a potential love interest might be thinking and if it relates to love vs. lust, and now this? It’s a lot of work trying to get a boyfriend (or even a one-night stand)!

So how do you know if a guy likes you? Easy! Making eye contact, even for the briefest of moments, means you’re looking to connect with someone on an emotional level, while eyes looking down at the other person’s body rather than their eyes means their desire to ‘intimacy is more prominent. Studies from 2020 show that people who make more eye contact with a potential partner are often perceived as more attractive and are more likely to be seen as romantic interests.

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I always thought that looking down was something people did naturally when they were bored with a conversation because it seemed more polite to look down at their body than to look completely into the distance. But, based on this new information, I’ve been telling men, women, and everyone else that I want them there because I get bored easily.

The study’s lead author, Stephanie Cacioppo, explains that while this research does not scientifically prove that love at first sight exists or explain why people fall in love with each other, “These patterns of response provide the first clues as to how automatic attentional processes, such as eye gaze, can differentiate feelings of love from feelings of desire toward strangers.”

To prove their scientific theory, the students were given two sets of black and white photos. The first set contained images of heterosexual couples engaging with each other in a not necessarily romantic way, and the second set showed members of the opposite sex looking directly into the camera. The students were then asked to decide whether the mood of those in the photos was intimate or romantic.

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By analyzing eye movements, both male and female participants in the study focused on the faces in the photos when they said the mood was romantic.

Instead, they focused more on the bodies in the photos when deciding that what they witnessed in the images was a desire for intimacy. And voila! The proof is practically in the bag.

These findings do not mean that these results are guaranteed every time you make eye contact with someone or catch them looking at parts of your body other than your eyes. But I guess for those in the loop, learning to read eye movements, just like learning to read body language, can get you one step closer to figuring out this whole crazy “love vs. lust” thing. Once you’ve mastered that, there’s no telling what you can conquer next.

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Amanda Chatel is an essayist, lifestyle and intimate health writer with a focus on relationships, women’s reproductive rights, and mental health. Their names have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Forbes, Livingly, Mic, The Bolde, Huffington Post and others.