Philosopher Sandra Lee Bartky once observed that being feminine often means using one’s body to portray powerlessness. Consider: A feminine person keeps her body small and contained; she makes sure that it doesn’t take up to much space or impose itself. She walks and sits in tightly packaged ways. She doesn’t cover… » 9/11/13 6:30pm 9/11/13 6:30pm

New research into what men and women look at while they're talking at each other's faces is bolstering the claim that men are more likely to misinterperet non-verbal cues than women, probably because men constantly being distracted by bright objects, kinetic in their peripheral vision. » 7/31/12 11:55pm 7/31/12 11:55pm

Body language expert Tonya Reiman stopped by today's GMA to let you in on a secret. Turns out, when it comes to dating, non-verbal signals matter. Did your mind just get blown? Well, piece your brain back together because Tonya "Stop the Presses" Reiman has some advice for using your body to catch a man (assuming,… » 1/18/12 12:30pm 1/18/12 12:30pm

Ladies, here's the deal: every single thing your partner does has a hidden message. I know this to be true, because I've just spent a good 5 minutes browsing Cosmopolitan's recent articles on decoding your man's body language. » 7/25/10 7:00pm 7/25/10 7:00pm

A study finds that a women's gait changes during the course of her menstrual cycle. Well, I should think so! Anyone who's had to endure wearing a heavy-flow pad could tell you that much. But how do men respond? » 3/29/10 4:20pm 3/29/10 4:20pm

According to psychologist Geoff Beattie, the easiest way to tell if a chick is digging you is by examining her feet. The way women move their feet can indicate sexual attraction, he claims, while men's motions often indicate nerves. [UPI] » 12/04/09 9:20am 12/04/09 9:20am

The View may be on hiatus this week, but Sherri Shepherd brought her much-publicized new, thinner body over to Good Morning America today, where she screamed and wiggled around, much to the chagrin of host Chris Cuomo. » 8/20/09 2:00pm 8/20/09 2:00pm

Dr. Glenn Wilson recently analyzed the body language of 500 drinkers to come up with 8 distinct glass-holding personality types, stating that the way one holds one's glass represents "the person you are." Oh really? » 5/30/09 3:30pm 5/30/09 3:30pm

Psychoanalyst Susie Orbach is giving a whole slew of interviews to promote her new book Bodies. She makes some valid points — and some strange ones — about the relationship between capitalism, pop culture, and the body. » 3/12/09 1:30pm 3/12/09 1:30pm

In its ongoing quest to add maximum self-consciousness to every facet of life, Cosmo » 11/19/08 1:20pm 11/19/08 1:20pm brings us " in which you're apparently supposed to spy on your "man" while cuddling for "insight into his personality, naughty desires, and more." Because as we know, in land, why try direct communication when there are tricks and…

John McCain was on 60 Minutes » 9/21/08 8:30pm 9/21/08 8:30pm tonight and, naturally, the Arizona senator was asked about the foreign and economic policy "experience" of his running mate, Governor Sarah Palin. While McCain can't find anything to recommend her on either point other than her experience cutting taxes (which might have paid for too many

If you're a regular Cosmo » 9/10/08 1:40pm 9/10/08 1:40pm reader, you already know that men aren't capable of using words to express emotions. That's for those of us with two "x" chromosomes. To understand a man, you have to read his body language, much as you would, well, a dog. How do you decode his mysterious slumps and slouches? October has a…

The April Cosmo goes bar-hopping at some local dives and snaps photos of couples talking to submit them for body language analysis. This guy's body language revealed him to be the biggest player. Click on the pic to see. His face is blurred out, but seriously... » 3/05/08 4:20pm 3/05/08 4:20pm