Knowing if someone doesn’t like you is not easy unless they tell you directly. However, you can tell if someone secretly dislikes you through their body language!
Body language can show what you want to say without having to speak. With gestures that they may not realize, you can read how the person feels about you.
Summarized from Business Insider, here are some body languages that are secretly done by people who don’t like you.
Keeping Your Distance
When you’re not interested in being around or chatting with someone, keeping your distance, whether intentional or not, is usually a reflex thing to do. Well, people who secretly dislike you will probably do the same.
According to consultant, speaker, host and author Ali Craig, the closer someone is to us physically, the more comfortable they feel with us. Likewise, the more distance someone keeps from you, the more likely they are to feel uncomfortable.
“People who like each other generally have no problem being in close physical proximity to each other. However, if you don’t like someone, you are less likely to put yourself too close to them. You will keep a ‘safe’ distance between the two of you,” says Craig.
Avoiding Eye Contact
When someone looks away from you during a conversation, it’s often referred to as rudeness. Craig says that it could mean they’re not connecting with you as the other person.
“Often people who don’t really like you have trouble making eye contact,” Craig says.
“These people often seem distracted or disconnected when talking and interacting with you. Their gaze may shift to other things going on around you which shows a lack of respect and attention,” he adds.
However, too much intense staring can also be a sign they don’t like you! How so?
“Too much eye contact can indicate someone doesn’t like you. It’s common knowledge that disinterested people will look the other way in search of something or someone more interesting,” says body language expert and author of “The Human Whisperer: Mastering The Art of Understanding, Connecting With, and Influencing Others” Steven Keyl.
“Because we know looking away would be considered rude, people overcompensate by making too much eye contact, to ensure they are not perceived as unfriendly,” he adds.
Crossing Your Arms
One of the biggest signs that someone might secretly dislike you is that they will cross their arms when dealing with you. This body language is a sign that someone is closed off or doesn’t want to accept anything you give them.
“Whereas hands that are open or placed in a non-closed position show that they are ‘open’ to receiving what you give them,” Craig said.
Frequently Checking the Clock
In this fast-paced era, everyone seems to have a super busy life. This condition is usually often used as an excuse to constantly check the cell phone or clock.
However, according to relationship expert Lori Bizzoco, this body language can be a sign that someone may secretly dislike or be uninterested in you.
“Not only is constantly looking at a watch a sign of dislike, but it’s also a sign of disrespect,” she says.
“If someone is constantly checking the time while with you, they may be bored with you or counting down the minutes until they don’t have to see you anymore,” she continues.
Stiff Legs
According to Joe Navarro, a former FBI Counterintelligence Agent and an expert on nonverbal communication and body language, when someone is comfortable and relaxed, they tend to cross their legs.
However, when a person’s legs look stiff and always keep their feet touching the ground or floor, it means they are uncomfortable. They do it as if they want to run away all the time.
When we feel uncomfortable around someone, our bodies tense up, and our subconscious makes us ready to fight or flee. To get away from a perceived threat, we also need to keep our feet firmly planted.
So if someone is not interested in you, they will not feel relaxed around you, and this is why they will not cross their legs either.
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