I was working on a piece with an author the other day on how to use the description of body language in stories to deepen the emotions between characters. The conversation was long, but I thought it might be interesting for writers to look at some of these points.
In life, men are sometimes not great at vocalizing affection. And a good way to do it in stories is to youse body language. Some examples would be, the way he wraps his arm around his partner, taking her arm when walking along, holding hands, offering a hand to rise from a chair, a hug, or maybe a cuddle. Some more slightly subtle ones, brushing a loose strand of hair out of the way, or with dialogue have him whisper in her ear. Always have good eye contact. There are some others, such as opening a door, offering a coat or scarf.
Of course, women also show these things, but I would be interested to hear if writers had more examples to offer and as always I am very interested in your opinions.
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