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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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the body take up more space and hence appear larger so as to assert dominance. All the fingers also curl<br />

inward so that they point toward the crotch drawing attention in that direction which punctuates the<br />

point even further. <strong>The</strong> thumbs might also be tucked into the belt or into belt loops serving to “frame<br />

the genitals.” <strong>The</strong> message said is “<strong>The</strong>re are issues here”, “Things are not right”, “I’m standing my<br />

ground” or “I’m a virile male so check me out!” Women can also be seen holding the posture although<br />

more rarely, and when they do, they will hold their hands on their hips and point their fingers to their<br />

buttocks. Pointing therefore, puts emphasis on our best assets while we state our case. Fingers pointed<br />

backwards as women do more often is a more inquisitive posture than an authoritarian one.

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