Is hands in pockets bad body language?

[timmylivingalie]

Since its about to become winter and most people are wearing jackets is it ok to put your hands in your jacket pockets?

 

[Bokanovsky]

No, you are morally obligated to freeze your hands off out of a deep sense of commitment to DJ principles.

 

[Boilermaker]

I don't like hands in pockets.

Cold or otherwise.

No further comments.

 

[LiveFreeX]

Worrying about whether hands in pockets creates bad body language IS BAD BODY LANGUAGE.

 

[Down Low]

It's considered gentlemanly to hide a boner by keeping one hand in the pants pocket while standing or walking. Visually, this works much better when you're wearing a sports jacket or blazer, and slacks with pleats. It's difficult to get away with a leisurely pose while wearing a busy-ness suit.

If it's cold, wear an overcoat, gloves, a hat, a scarf, and maybe an umbrella.

I get the impression you're talking about workmen's zipper jackets, peacoats, and the like. If you're dressing that far down, well, your choice of attire is your real problem -- not what you're doing when you presented yourself to the world that way.

 

[Scaramouche]

Dear Timmy,
Yeah Hands in pockets is slovenly!

 

[HalfAddict]

Yeah if you ever feel like putting your hands in your pocket instead place your thumbs in the belt loops on the front of your pants.


"Hands On the Old Hips, or Through the Belt Loops
By placing his hands on his hips, it makes his shoulders appear broader and allows him to look bigger. This obviously shows you that he’s trying to capture your attention and show you how masculine he is, and how he could be your big protector. When a man places his fingers through his belt loops, it displays the genital region in a triangular shape, and says, “come and get me tiger”. Since men can be primitive I thought I’d throw this in, when you spot a group of men standing together with their fingers through their belt loops, it means that they are marking their territory…"

http://webpages.shepherd.edu/cpoole01/language/reading/men.html

 

[EastWind]

Or you can just stop worrying about things that have no meaning whatsoever when it comes to getting women and focus on things that do. Like not worrying about these things.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

 

[The Duke]

I have always enjoyed a good game of pocket pool with myself. Not planning on giving that up anytime soon. Girls always approach me more when I do this anyways!

 

[Poonani Maker]

I was standing like this http://www.google.com/imgres?start=...8&ved=1t:429,r:59,s:200,i:181&biw=981&bih=638 in my daily travels BeFore the movie came out. It was just how I was setting my wrists on my hips at that particular time in my life. When I'd seen the movie, scary how I was looking at my recent self, and not copying from the movie, how it coincided --- Very strange. I no longer stand that way, not because of the movie, but because I just naturally have shifted/changed to a different me. I vary it up quite a bit in my encounters, and I've been told after fvcking a woman that, "You're never boring..." when I'm telling them I'm boring, you must be getting sick of me.

 

[user43770]

Yeah if you ever feel like putting your hands in your pocket instead place your thumbs in the belt loops on the front of your pants.

This is what I do when I think about it.

 

[Nutz]

Since its about to become winter and most people are wearing jackets is it ok to put your hands in your jacket pockets?

Generally, yes, it's bad body language. It can come off as insecure and send subtle cues that you're hiding something. What you can do to make it okay is to disqualify it from being a bad thing, simply by saying "brrr... it's cold out here!" and then stuff your hands in your pockets. That's a lot different from rolling up to a woman with your hands hidden from the start.

 

[timmylivingalie]

Body language has meaning. There is such a thing as signaling.

Recently I saw a group of groomsmen waiting to pose for wedding photos in a park. They were all acting jovial, making jokes and smiling, laughing, etc. One guy stood in the back, looking down a lot, with his hands firmly ensconced in his pant pockets. He was chuckling with the rest, but if I asked you to pick out the biggest Follower in the group, you'd have no problem singling this guy out, solely based on body language.

If I can see it, imagine what the opposite sex reads into it.

Thanks

 

[timmylivingalie]

Generally, yes, it's bad body language. It can come off as insecure and send subtle cues that you're hiding something. What you can do to make it okay is to disqualify it from being a bad thing, simply by saying "brrr... it's cold out here!" and then stuff your hands in your pockets. That's a lot different from rolling up to a woman with your hands hidden from the start.

Thanks

 

[BMX]

I am not allowed to when in uniform as it gives off an unprofessional demeanor. As a result of that I've stopped doing it completely.