There are so many different ways that you can tell that special someone that you love them. You’ve heard the saying “A picture paints a thousand words”? Well, using our body can be a way of painting that picture. Body language plays such an important part in our every day relationships, that it’s essential that you pay attention to it when interacting with that special someone.

Proximity is an art that will take a little bit to master. Being physically close to someone can be very effective in the right circumstances, and can come across as extremely creepy in others. If you are going to use proximity to convey your feelings towards them, you need to be sure that the person on the receiving end is comfortable with your closeness. As much as your body language is important, your interpretation of their body language is just as important. Here’s a few ways you can use your proximity to say “I Love U“…

• Offer to wipe something off their face – do it gently 
• Move close when sitting next to them – if they seem to be comfortable with your closeness, lean your head on their shoulder
• Offer to give them a back massage
• Gently give their arm a stroke – gauge how long it is acceptable to do this
• Smell their hair 
• Ask to look at their hands, comment on the lines on their palms, or their fingernails
• Scratch that spot on their back that they just can’t quite reach.

Eye contact is extremely important when communicating with the one you love. If they are talking to you, you want to not only listen with your ears, but listen with your eyes. Always be attentive to what they are saying, and don’t let anything distract you from looking into their eyes while they are talking, but don’t stare. The exception to this rule is if they look like your gaze is making them uncomfortable. For some people, direct eye contact for a long period of time can be unnerving. If you notice that they are unsettled, look away, or watch their mouth instead.

As cliched as it may sound, if you are a woman with long hair, flipping it behind your shoulder like they do in the movies is super effective. For whatever reason, men go crazy for it. Another effective thing to do with your hair is to curl it around your finger while you are talking to him. Unfortunately, for men, there’s not a lot that you can do with your hair to attract the opposite sex, except for keep it clean and leave it alone…

Facial expressions are one of the most telltale ways of figuring out what a person is thinking. You need to practice these in the mirror. As corny as it looks (make sure no one is around), pretend that your loved one has just told you something hilariously funny, or has just told you a deep dark secret of theirs, or has informed you of something sad that has happened. Practice your reaction in the mirror. We are not trying to create fake facial expressions here, they need to be naturally how you would react, but there are subtle changes that you can make that will send strong signals to the person you are relating to. For example, a simple smile can be made 100 times more effective by making it just a tiny bit crooked. The raising of an eyebrow can turn a concerned look into an inquisitive one. It’s important that you know what your partner is seeing when they interact with you, so spend some time getting to know yourself physically.

We only have six senses that we can use to relate to each other our feelings, our dreams and our desires. It is important that we use all of these senses to the best of our ability, and sight plays a very important role in determining how we relate ti each other. Make sure you are making the most of your physical attributes to tell that special someone “I Love U“