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ctions speak louder than words, especially with boys’
\ body language. Since guys aren't always great with
BB serbai communication, “there's a whole symphony of
things guys are saying with their non-verbal
‘cues,” expert Patti Wood tells us. Read
onto crack their secret code!
Paul and Nina play a couple on TV's:
‘Vampire Diaries, but theit side hug
reveals these two have the potential
‘to.be more than just friends. “Ifa guy
AJ ¥ likes you as a friend, he'll do the side
£ ° hug. But here it says a bit more
A ‘cause they're in the ‘V-posttion,”" Patti
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he touches his face, he reveals so much more
Patt tels us. “SelFtouch of the face is usvally to
comfort yourself,” she says. So i's really just his
way to battle his nerves! “Zac's rubbing his ear
because of his discomfort. I's a pretty strong
signal,” she explains. His smile is masking his
Uneasiness, so you'l think he's sure of himself!
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hand through
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know he's really into ‘You would think this
you! “What's cool ‘would bea sign of
about what Gody is nervousness, but Patti
doing here is he's says it's the opposite
being a supporter,” —Itactually shows
Patt tells us. “He's confidence! “This is a
doing the whole ‘ve- — primping gesture,” she
got-yourrback’ hand- explains. "Since Rob's
motion because his elbow is up, and his
hand is turned back hand is at the crown of his head
and underneath i instead of the hairine, he's saying,
hers, which shows “Don't! look good? Look at me."
‘And the head tit down is just a
more coy way to do it.”talks
with hi¢ hands.
‘When a guy talks with his
hands, lke Davi, he wants
you to know he has no res
ervations when it comes to
revealing his emotions — he
trusts you! "His hands come
‘out symbolically from the
heart, so he's expressing that
he's proud of his openness,
and the way his fingers are
curled up say he sees himself
asco," Patt tells us. “Guys
Use their hands more when
they're excited or happy.”
lt always brings butterflies when a guy touches the
small of your back, like Taylor did with ex Selena
Because he is guiding her as they walk together,
he's really showing he wants to take care of her.
He's also feeling very protective of her. “He's
strong in his posture and he's not afraid to take
charge,” Patti explains to us. “He has the strength
to guide and protect her” I's a very sweet gesture!
The puts his
hands in his
pockets...
Justin easily belts out his
‘emotions in his music, but
when he's walking down
the street, he's trying to
hide what he's feeling.
"When a guy doesn’t
want his emotions to
1. show, he subconsciously
puts his hands in his
Pockets,” Patti tells us
So, if he hides his hands as
he's coming to talk to you,
he may be self-conscious.
“Justin's combination of
fingers in and elbows out is,
away for him to act brave,”
she says. “He's trying to ap-
pear bigger than he is, and
he wants to feet powerful
But deep-down, he's think-
ing, ‘'m gonna disguise that
mnervous, so everyone
wil think I'm cool.”
his arms...
There are more than 60
‘ways to read an arm
cross, Patti says, “but
typically, an arm cross.
means he's uncomfort-
able with himself and
he wants to hide behind
his arms. For Nick, he's
trying to protect himself
because he's feeling very
vulnerable — you can
tell by the covering of the
heart with the crossed
arms, and the tension in.
the tightness around the
mouth.” So, what’s the
cure to get him to drop
the arm cross and open
up? Verbal communica
tion — talk about some-
thing he's interested in!