Researchers Find That This Simple Behavior Could Make You More Attractive to Others | The Science Explorer

Researchers Find That This Simple Behavior Could Make You More Attractive to Others | The Science Explorer

“Expansive postures” were considered to be stances that included stretched torsos and outspread limbs, and the researchers say this simple behavior could increase your chances of attracting a mate.

"We've seen it in the animal world, that taking up more space and maximising presence in a physical space is used as signal for attracting a mate," one of the researchers Tanya Vacharkulksemsuk from the University of California, Berkeley,told CNN. "By exerting dominance they're trying to signal to a potential mate, 'I am able to do things, I have a space in this hierarchy, I have access to resources.'"

Vacharkulksemsuk says that “power postures” convey a sense of dominance, which many people find attractive, as well as a willingness to share resources with others.