Like yo yo and such the subject of BL gos in and out of fashion.
It is however second nature for some to read it.
And others have little conscience idea about it.
I must say I did not understand what I was seeing until middle age.
But it is the strangest thing,in my job you truly sometimes can use it as a tool.
In another thread some time ago I spoke about fakes.
People who are faking every thing, I just cannot except such people.
Thing that lets them down, shows them as they are is often BL.

Belly

I wouldn't rely too much on trying to read the body language of others.

The clean, ethical and far more effective path is to strive for respect and honesty in your own communication and dealings.

That is not to say that you shouldn't be aware of seemingly obvious body language and be careful not to offend others, but scrutinising another for non-verbal clues is wasted time when a simple clarifying question can clear the air.

To take an example, it is always better to ask your partner what s/he means than avoid communication or cancel out options because you think you saw a familiar 'no-go' signal. Allan & Barbara Pease are fun to read but always use your noggin and ask the obvious simple questions - at least that proves you were in fact listening rather than studying your 'opponent' for clues or attempting to read his/her mind.

Yours in haste as always, have fun and don't be a worry wort.

Cornflower you are wrong in thinking I speak of personal relation ships here.
A very weak person in a relationship would need other than spoken words to communicate.
But in written spoken words or BL we communicate every minute of the day.
Ross if you read my posts your BL said clearly today I do not trust this bloke, me, while your words said mate@! old pal! we can work together.
A real event in my day.
Thread is not progressing so I will not feed it but anyone not fully aware should borrow a book on BL read enjoy but remember you unconsciously knew most of it before.

Dear Belly,

Your thread has inspired me to do a bit more
research on the topic. And I found out a few
interesting facts:

According to sociologist Ian Robertson, in his
book, "Sociology," "It is estimated that the
human face is capable of about 240,000 different
expressions, many of them extremely subtle.

Additionally, the head, fingers, hands, arms,
shoulders, trunk, hips, and legs can also be
used to signify meaning.

Taken together, these potential sources of
communication make possible literally millions of
messages through the "language" of body movement.

If two people were enclosed in a box and every aspect
of their behaviour recorded down to microscopic
levels, it would be possible to isolate as many as
5,000 separate bits of information every second.
Although nearly all this behaviour passes unnoticed
in ordinary social interaction, some of it "give off"
information that others are consciously or unconsciously
aware of."

Although the meaning of gestures varies greatly from
one culture to another, the facial expressions that
convey basic emotions of things like - happiness, anger,
sadness, surprise, disgust, and fear are innate in our
species, and can usually be understood by people in any
culture.

Another facial expression is a slight raising of the
eyebrows whenever one person recognises or meets
another. Most of us have probably never noticed this
particular form of body language before - but watch for
it when next you meet someone, in both that person and
yourself.

Another thing to notice is - when you're at a meeting -
check out the people around you and their degree of
interest in what a speaker is saying by the inclination of
people's heads, the positioning of their limbs, the
focus of their gaze, and how much they fidget.

All these signals can convey powerful messages, without
people being consciously aware of them.

Interesting thread Belly. I'll be paying more attention
to people's body language in the future.

Yes foxy skim across he surface or go very deep it is interesting.
My understanding is only a small part, other know far more.
But as a past workplace trainer I know who is listening who is not who is bored who disagrees with me.
Daily I meet my Ross,as I did yesterday twice.
The warm hand clasp, the overly friendly names and jokes, all betrayed by a few sideways glances ,the eyes are indeed a window to our inner thoughts.