When you’re on the lookout forrelationship red flags, pay close attention to your partner’s body language.
It’s common to overlook your partner’s physicality or write it off as their natural habits.
Large, passionate (yet safe and respectful) hand gestures indicate importance.
Your partner may choose to cross their arms.
What we don’t know is whether the other person is listening to us or not.
Jess Ponce III says this can happen in both a group setting and a one-on-one conversation.
This behavior can begin subtly and grow over time, making it hard to notice after a while.
Listen to them validate their experience.
Then use that as a launching point for you to continue."
If they cannot match this energy, there is definitely a deeper issue in the relationship.
PerThe Gottman Institute, these bids can be anything from paying your partner a compliment to initiating intimacy.
What can begin as an emotional distance can quickly manifest into how your partner physically interacts with you.
According to Ponce, “This individual is nervous, but not necessarily due to precarious reasons like lying.
Often, it is because they don’t feel comfortable being put into the center of attention.”
They are, however, not set in stone for every situation."
The best thing to do to combat any misunderstanding is to clearly communicate with your partner.
