Does love at first sight really exist, or is that a myth perpetuated on physical attraction? While the statistics are hazy on how many long-term relationships began with a single glance across a crowded room, body language can certainly add or detract from the message you’re sending out to potential mates. Whether you appear approachable or standoffish, for example, can matter far more than whether you’re the most beautiful person on the face of the earth. In this chapter, you’ll read what attracts the sexes to one another.

