Comments on: Touching http://thegeeksdatingguide.com The step by step dating guide for the skinny, the fat, the ugly, the pale, the geek and the nerds alike! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:54:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mandi http://thegeeksdatingguide.com/keeping-her/touching/#comment-82 Mandi Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:17:28 +0000 http://thegeeksdatingguide.com/keeping-her/touching/#comment-82 There is a lot to be said for respecting other people's "Personal Space Bubble." I can be a very touchy-feely person, if I am comfortable with the other person. However, someone invades my space....and it's all over. What's really key here isn't just not grabbing for the goods, it's learning to read the body language of the other person. If you lean in, do they lean towards you, or do they back away like you were on fire? Take it slow, and look for the subtle signals, as most people are too polite or nervous to say "Back off garlic breath!" There is a lot to be said for respecting other people’s “Personal Space Bubble.” I can be a very touchy-feely person, if I am comfortable with the other person. However, someone invades my space….and it’s all over.

What’s really key here isn’t just not grabbing for the goods, it’s learning to read the body language of the other person. If you lean in, do they lean towards you, or do they back away like you were on fire?

Take it slow, and look for the subtle signals, as most people are too polite or nervous to say “Back off garlic breath!”

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