Sincere Relationships

There are a few physical cues that almost everyone misreads, according to body language expert Janine Driver, author of You Say More Than You Think. For example, most people tend to think that when a guy scratches his nose, it's a sign he's lying. But turns out, that gesture means something else altogether. We got Driver to share the secrets to reading gents' sometimes baffling behavior.

The move: He crosses his arms while you're talking.
What people think it means: He's disinterested or hostile.
What it really means: He's problem solving. Folding your arms across your body requires you to use both sides of your brain, explains Driver, so this gesture signals that you're engaged and thinking analytically about what's being said. A dude that gets in this stance when you're talking is actually more likely to not only be paying attention to you, but also to be open to what you're saying. Therefore, his doing it when you're say, talking about plans for this weekend, shouldn't be interpreted as,