READ THIS NEXT: 5 Body Language Signs That Mean Someone Is Attracted to You, According to Therapists. A person’s general position can tell you a lot about their true feelings. “If someone is seated next to a person that they do not have a romantic connection with, they will have their arms and legs tightly held to themselves and may have their body angled away from that person,” says GinaMarie Guarino, LMHC, licensed mental health counselor at Psych Point. “They may also lean into the table if there are other people seated, as a means to express attention to those people rather than the person that they are not interested in.” In other words: if their hips and feet are pointed away from your torso, your date may not feel a spark. Keeping their hands tight to their chest likely means your date is closed off to you. “If someone is not romantically interested in the person they are seated with then they may keep their hands close to themselves and even clasped together,” says Guarino. “They may not use their hands to express themselves in conversation, and if they do, the expressions will be small and subtle, rather than animated.” So, why’s that? “This is done in an effort to close off opportunities for touching or hand-holding and express that their hands are intended to stay within their personal space and not intrude on the other person’s personal space,” Guarino adds. Not the best way to show you’re interested in someone. READ THIS NEXT: 5 Body Language Signs That Mean Someone Is Lying, According to Therapists and Lawyers. If another person’s eyes aren’t firmly on you, it’s not a good sign for your romantic prospects as a couple. “Another major body language cue that someone is not into another person romantically is if they are scanning the room,” says Guarino. “Scanning the room may happen for a few reasons, including seeing if there are others in the room they may be interested in, a means to find exits or a reason to excuse themselves, or simply not to make eye contact with that person.” You might want to take the hint and start scanning the room, too. This sign could be either understated or exaggerated. “Shaking the head is non-verbal communication that can either mean yes or no,” says Katie Lason, clinical sexologist and intimacy advisor at Peaches and Screams. “From left to right means no.” They could be nodding in disagreement or simply subconsciously shaking their head in disinterest. Either way, it’s not a good sign.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb For more relationship advice delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Overall, if your date looks uncomfortable, they probably are. “If someone isn’t into you, the person will most likely come off as tense,” says David Tzall, PsyD, a licensed psychologist in New York. “Their shoulders might be hunched and the general demeanor will be ‘do not proceed.’” This sign will likely appear as a mix of the previous ones. Trust your gut on it and either ask for clarity or move on.
