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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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Tickling and other play related actions habitually show up during courtship.<br />

<strong>The</strong> final most common type of submissive signal is childlike playfulness which isn’t a type of posture<br />

at all, but it is a form of nonverbal behaviour so it is included here. Stealing a hat, playful teasing,<br />

tickling, playing hide and seek or peek-a-boo around objects are forms of play and submission. Acting<br />

like a child shows that a person is ready to let their guard down and feel that no threat is present. Threat<br />

is a recurring theme as it relates to courtship because a big part of submission is trusting that a man will<br />

not abuse the power he is potentially about to be given by a woman. Women begin by providing

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