

More experienced men or men who are more looking to settle down might still brand it as “attention-seeking whoring” though and be turned off. Some men will be attracted in a kind of “gonna ravish her like there is no tomorrow” kind of way. Sitting with your legs open can send a powerful, primal invitation.

Legs can be an exception here if you’re doing it consciously and in specific situations. In the Madonna-Whore dichotomy, a closed body language makes her seem more Madonna-like and more relationship-worthy by men, and it also evokes feelings of protection. You might want to avoid it at work, where you want to keep a neutral stance.īut outside of the office, that’s not necessarily bad. Women who spread out too much tend to be branded as less feminine and, overall, lower quality women.Ī woman who “closes up” in new environments or in environments with many men, on the other hand, is seen as more defensive. Overall, women should avoid spreading out unless they’re doing it consciously and with a specific goal in mind. Some conclusions of that study have been called into question by later researches but, overall, there still seems to be a solid backdrop of truth. A famous study of Amy Cuddy which has become the darling of all motivational speakers also shows that adopting high confidence body language not only makes you look more confident but also makes you feel more confident -just as a note though: don’t do the power-posing thing of Amy Cuddy as it’s been largely debunked.
