what does mutual attraction look like in
real life if you're attracted to someone
and you're wondering if the feeling is
mutual we're here to give you more
clarity in today's video you'll learn
about signs of mutual attraction Number
One Direction when you think about
attraction you might picture the obvious
indicators like lots of eye contact or
smiling often but did you know that the
direction your crush is facing could be
an indicator of mutual attraction as
well in an article published in up
Journey Ellie bordon psychotherapist and
Clinical Director at Mind by Design says
that if your bodies are facing each
other or if you're turning towards one
another often it's a sign that you're
both into each other the reason for this
is explained in an article published in
Psychology today by Dr Ronald rio He
pointed out that facing the same
direction as someone shows that you're
being inviting and it encourages the
other person to connect with you it's
also a good indicator that they trust
you try to see if you notice this sign
in body language the next time you watch
The Bachelor or 90-day fiance number two
mirroring mirroring also known as
mimicry is strongly associated with
attraction according to a study
published by Montoya and colleagues when
you're around your crush try paying
attention to their movements and compare
them to yours if you find that you tend
to mimic each other's posture
expressions and even ways of speaking
then your feelings for them just might
be mutual Montoya and colleagues
highlight that mirroring or mimicry is
an affiliative Behavior meaning that
it's done to build a stronger
relationship with someone in other words
your crush mimics you in order to get
you to like them in a form of a closer
Bond however mimicry isn't always
intentional it can be subconscious
changes in the body language that helps
people build trust and form closer
relationships so keep a lookout for this
queue in your crush they may not even be
aware they're doing it number three
excuses excuses imagine that you're a
college student hanging out on campus
with your crush and some friends you
tell everyone that you have to go to
class and your crush says hey my class
is that way too why don't we just walk
together H is that just a friendly
gesture or could they be making an
excuse to hang out with you because the
feeling is mutual while one or two
situations like this aren't enough to
tell if it becomes a pattern and you
find your crush constantly making
excuses to talk to you or spend time
with you and you do the same then your
attraction for them could be mutual
according to a 2018 study published in
the psychological bulletin direct body
language like being physically close to
one another hanging out more or talking
to each other more often than you do
with others is more strongly related to
attraction than indirect behaviors like
mimicry turns out it just might be
easier than you think to tell if you
have a mutual connection with someone
number four pheromones have you ever
wondered what causes people to be
attracted to each other right away and
experience love at first sight according
to better help this instant chemistry
usually happens because of pheromones
pheromones are chemicals that we detect
through our sense of smell they
influence both sexual behavior and
arousal which play a big role in
attraction depending on your genetic
makeup your pheromones can make you more
attracted to certain people people in
the classic t-shirt study conducted by
WK and colleagues in 1995 researchers
had men wear the same t-shirt for two
nights in a row with no deodorant or
other artificial scents then they asked
women to rate how each t-shirt smelled
and found that women preferred the scent
of t-shirts worn by men whose MHC Gene
differed from theirs according to BBS
the MHC Gene is also known as the immune
system Gene if two people who have very
different immune systems start a family
together their kids would have a genetic
Advantage because they would be able to
fight off more types of diseases
effectively the takeaway from a
scientific perspective pheromones can
help tell you whether your crush is a
good match for you or not if someone
compliments you on how you smell and you
like their scent too this is a good sign
that you're mutually attracted to each
other or at least on a biological level
we hope this video helped you understand
mutual attraction and how to spot it in
your own relationships and others did we
miss any signs that you've noticed when
you've had a strong Mutual connection
with someone share your experience in
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