Secrets of flirting revealed
Telling a prospective partner "I really like you" is likely to encourage the chosen target to reciprocate the feelings.
Research revealed that if a person shows someone their feelings, through eye contact, smiling - or simply telling them - they are more likely to return the sentiment.
Previous research has emphasised natural beauty and physical features such as facial symmetry or voice pitch.
But the University of Aberdeen study shows the science of attraction to be more complex.
It found "social cues" - someone's efforts to show how much they like a person - are of great importance in the blossoming of mutual attraction.
Psychologist Dr Ben Jones, one of the authors of the study, said: "Our latest research highlights how social cues, which signal the extent to which others are attracted to you, also play a crucial role in attraction."
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Research revealed that if a person shows someone their feelings, through eye contact, smiling - or simply telling them - they are more likely to return the sentiment.
Previous research has emphasised natural beauty and physical features such as facial symmetry or voice pitch.
But the University of Aberdeen study shows the science of attraction to be more complex.
It found "social cues" - someone's efforts to show how much they like a person - are of great importance in the blossoming of mutual attraction.
Psychologist Dr Ben Jones, one of the authors of the study, said: "Our latest research highlights how social cues, which signal the extent to which others are attracted to you, also play a crucial role in attraction."
keep reading
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