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Some context, nothing more: The Many Subtle Ways Women Signal Romantic Interest

It's often women, not men, who initiate the first approach

Lucia F. O'Sullivan Ph.D.
At First Blush
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Posted Oct 26, 2017

Men are often taught to make the first move, push for the first kiss, and initiate ever-higher levels of sexual intimacy with a woman. This type of pressure to make the first move can feel onerous. But research shows that it is women who typically signal whether a man can make an approach in the first place — initiating the entire process.

Drawing from work on mating interactions among nonhumans, primarily birds, researchers in the 80s and 90s documented early courtship behavior in a series of creative observational studies conducted in bars, dance clubs, and other places where people meet. These researchers carefully tracked the nonverbal strategies used to signal sexual interest (see Moore, 1985; Perper, 1985; Walsh & Hewitt, 1985).

They consistently noted that women signaled men who interested them, helping to ensure their approach.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/first-blush/201710/the-many-subtle-ways-women-signal-romantic-interest