Any of several nonverbal signs exchanged during the conversation phase of courtship. Talking to a stranger is a formidable hurdle in the progression to intimacy. Exclusive duo . To speak, a man rotates his face toward a woman. She revolves her face to gaze back into his eyes .
Conversation locks the pair in a mini-territory as a courting duo.
The visual focus on each other's lips, eyes, cheeks, and brows excludes others nearby, and reveals subtle cues with which to probe future possibilities of physical intimacy. Lunch signals . Perhaps the most common nonverbal device for reducing conversation-phase stress is eating . Chewing, crunching , and grinding, e.g., reduce tension. Heartbeat slows, pupils constrict, palms warm and dry.