Body Language For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Chapter 18

Ten Ways to Reveal Your Attractiveness

In This Chapter

Showing that you care

Demonstrating openness

Being yourself at your best

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and attractiveness takes many forms. Some people like fair hair, others prefer brown. Although you may favour a lean, mean body, your best friend may fancy one that’s soft and cuddly. Whatever your preference, the truth is that you don’t have to look like Jennifer Aniston or Benedict Cumberbatch to be attractive. What most people find appealing is openness and someone who takes an interest in them.

‘But why should I bother?’ you ask yourself. Because people think that if you’re attractive, you also have other positive attributes. Numerous studies show that people believe that attractive individuals are likely to be talented, warm and responsive, kind, sensitive, interesting, poised, sociable and outgoing. And if that’s not enough to light your fire, attractive people are also seen as more intelligent and happier than the competition. Whether this is true or not doesn’t matter. If that’s how you’re perceived, why would you want to argue the point?

Although appearance is a contributing factor in determining your ...