Body Language Secrets A Guide During Courtship & Dating

92 BODY LANGUAGE SECRETS

DON'T ACT SUPERIOR
During all conversations, don't act like a parent
or professor. If she asks for advice like she'd ask a
good friend, carefully say what you think. Be certain
you are talking with her as an equal. If she indi-
rectly asks for advice, beg off or play dumb. Coming
across as better than she is always wrong.
SIGNS OF SUPERIORITY AND ARROGANCE

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Steepling
Looking down one's nose
Nose in the air
Peering over one's glasses
Hands behind back
Feet on anything

Hands on back of head

Examines one's cuticles

Arms crossed on chest

Patronizing compliments

Fatherly pats

Snorting through nose

STEEPLING
With palms facing, the person's fingertips become
the top of a church steeple. From there, he, or she,
pontificates. Readily seen on talk shows as the
guest enlightens us all. Low Steepling and disguised
steepling are similar but usually indicate confidence
rather than superiority.
LOOKING DOWN ONE'S NOSE
Proclaims, / am above you,. Commonly adopted by
insecure bosses. Also prevalent among full-of-him-
self types who have developed large but false egos in
a futile attempt at having some self-esteem.
NOSE IN THE AIR
Insinuates, Somebody around here stinks and it's
not me. Also, as with looking down one's nose, pro-
claims, I am above you. Common among insecure
blue bloods and wannabe blue bloods.
HANDS BEHIND BACK
The person (king) is so confident that no one
would dare harm, him that he stands and walks in a
blatantly vulnerable manner. British Bobbies often
adopt this posture, as do corporate types who see
themselves as royalty.

DISGUISED HIGH STEEPLING means the person

' is confident but arrogant. He knows more than the

people he's talking with. In this photo, the person is

also touching his mouth. That means he is also

preventing himself from saying something. The

sentence he's not saying is, "You poor things. You know

absolutely nothing."

HIGH STEEPLING combined with looking down

one's nose. Disgusting but revealing. It means he has a

holier-than-thou attitude. It's a posture often assumed

by corporate royalty and politicians who consider

themselves the equal of Popes and Kings or Queens.