The Definitive Book of Body LanguageSeated Body Pointing
Crossing the knees towards another person shows a sign of
interest in or acceptance of that person. If the other person also
becomes interested, he will cross knees towards the first person.
As the two people become more involved with each other they
begin to mirror each other's movements and gestures.Body Pointing is used to close off a couple
and exclude the man on the rightIn the picture above, the man and woman to the left have formed
a closed position that excludes all others, such as the man on the
right. The only way in which the man on the right could partic-
ipate in the conversation would be to move a chair to a position
in front of the couple and attempt to form a triangle, or take
some other action to break their closed formation. But, for now,
they'd like him to take a long walk off a short pier.
Foot Pointing
Not only do the feet serve as pointers indicating the direction
in which a person's mind is going, they also point at people
who we find the most interesting or attractive. Imagine you are
at a social function and you notice a group of three men and
one woman. The conversation seems to be dominated by the
men, and the woman is just listening. Then you notice that the
men all have their front foot pointing towards the woman.