Turning the soft front of the body toward those we trust and like.
As trust grows two people gradually turn their torsos fully toward each other. The soft fronts of the bodies come to face one another, a quiet sign of ease and openness.
Read full fronting as comfort and openness, and turning the front away as withdrawal. The direction the torso faces often reveals genuine feeling more honestly than the face.
Furniture forces orientation at times, so account for the physical setting. People seated side by side cannot front each other easily, whatever their feelings.
The escape of true feeling through small signals despite efforts to conceal it.
ExploreA flash of pleasure that can appear when a person believes a deception is succeeding.
ExploreSignals that a person is thinking hard, such as pauses, gaze aversion and slowed gestures.
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