Blocking is a strong signal, used by
couples who don’t want to be interrupted, as a mean of warding off potential
rivals and as a means of making it clear that they are not interested.
The aim of blocking is to use your body to
establish boundaries around the two of you to create a private and safe haven,
but not so close as to make the other uncomfortable. Established lovers do this
obviously with their arms interlocking or with an intense mutual gaze from
which the rest of the world feels excluded, and within which the lovers are
oblivious, entranced by each other’s eyes.
Blocking is also a useful skill for sending
‘I m not interested’ messages without having the embarrassment of needing to
spell it out in words. By building a wall with non-verbal blocks around us we
can protect ourselves, comfort ourselves and warn others off; our arms, legs,
shoulders and body position can all be employed as a means of saying ‘no thanks’.
'No, I'm not keen'
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