Body language is a large part of communication yet couples do not think about this when they’re together.
Our body language communicates love and affection, our physical language, expressions and it is instinctive.
We are continuously communicating with our partner through our nonverbal behaviour through tone of voice, eye contact, or looking away sending the message we are not interested in what they have to say, posture and gestures.
When you’re listening to your partner are your arms open or closed? Are you looking straight at your partner, nodding to indicate you’re interested in what they’re saying, is your head turned away or are you busy doing something else? In other words, are you giving your partner the message you’re totally invested in what is important to them even if it isn’t important to you?
Quite often, the words we use and our body language does not match up in our communication with our partner.
What part of your communication signals is your partner meant to believe?
Your words or your body language?, since your body language is unconscious, they’re likely to believe your body language over your words. Your partner may be affected by body language and tone of voice-first before they hear the content of your message so be aware of your non-verbal signals when communicating with your partner.
When your nonverbal communication signals match up to the words you speak, this cultivates trust, transparency, and rapport. When your facial expressions and posture do not match up with your words, mistrust and confusion are cultivated in the relationship.
