Body language...what does it mean when someone...?

Question

Looks to THEIR left (your right) before saying something?

Answer 1

It means they are lying to you honey!

Signs of Deception:
Body Language of Lies:

• Physical expression will be limited and stiff, with few arm and hand movements. Hand, arm and leg movement are toward their own body the liar takes up less space.

• A person who is lying to you will avoid making eye contact.

• Hands touching their face, throat & mouth. Touching or scratching the nose or behind their ear. Not likely to touch his chest/heart with an open hand.
Emotional Gestures & Contradiction

• Timing and duration of emotional gestures and emotions are off a normal pace. The display of emotion is delayed, stays longer it would naturally, then stops suddenly.

• Timing is off between emotions gestures/expressions and words. Example: Someone says "I love it!" when receiving a gift, and then smile after making that statement, rather then at the same time the statement is made.

• Gestures/expressions don’t match the verbal statement, such as frowning when saying “I love you.”

• Expressions are limited to mouth movements when someone is faking emotions (like happy, surprised, sad, awe, )instead of the whole face. For example; when someone smiles naturally their whole face is involved: jaw/cheek movement, eyes and forehead push down, etc.
Interactions and Reactions

• A guilty person gets defensive. An innocent person will often go on the offensive.

• A liar is uncomfortable facing his questioner/accuser and may turn his head or body away.

• A liar might unconsciously place objects (book, coffee cup, etc.) between themselves and you.
Verbal Context and Content

• A liar will use your words to make answer a question. When asked, “Did you eat the last cookie?” The liar answers, “No, I did not eat the last cookie.”

•A statement with a contraction is more likely to be truthful: “ I didn't do it” instead of “I did not do it”

• Liars sometimes avoid "lying" by not making direct statements. They imply answers instead of denying something directly.

• The guilty person may speak more than natural, adding unnecessary details to convince you... they are not comfortable with silence or pauses in the conversation.

• A liar may leave out pronouns and speak in a monotonous tone. When a truthful statement is made the pronoun is emphasized as much or more than the rest of the words in a statement.

• Words may be garbled and spoken softly, and syntax and grammar may be off. In other
words, his sentences will likely be muddled rather than emphasized.
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Body Language
Other signs of a lie:

• If you believe someone is lying, then change subject of a conversation quickly, a liar follows along willingly and becomes more relaxed. The guilty wants the subject changed; an innocent person may be confused by the sudden change in topics and will want to back to the previous subject.

• Using humor or sarcasm to avoid a subject.
Final Notes:

Obviously, just because someone exhibits one or more of these signs does not make them a liar. The above behaviors should be compared to a persons base (normal) behavior whenever possible.

Answer 2

actually I think it's the opposite of what "claudiacake" said.
Looking to the left is lying (creative side of the brain - making up something to say)
Looking to the right is recalling/telling the truth (more information/data oriented side of the brain.)

Answer 3

I think it goes like this: If they look to the left, they are recalling and expressing an incident. If they look to the right, they are making it up as they go along; ergo, if they look to the left, they are telling the truth...if they look to the right, they are lying.

Answer 4

others have mentioned that they're lying ... true ... but like someone else said, it could be a lot of things.

some people are very nervous, in the sense that because they're shy, they don't know how to talk to people, so they don't look you in the eye because of their own insecurities.

others look away because they have to think quick about what they're going to say, a lot of times fabricating something.

or they could be nervous about telling you the truth, so they have to brace themselves.

but yes, in most cases, it's cause they're about to lie, when they fix their faces back to look at yours.

Answer 5

it may mean that they are self concious. a lot of shy people i have known do that because something about looking someone in the eyes makes them fell a kind of uncomfortable feeling.

Answer 6

Could be many things. Maybe something caught their eye. Could be shy. Could be lying. Could be a habit when talking certain people.

It depends on the person.

Answer 7

Sounds like they are lying or not completely sure of themselves or what they are saying.

If you aren't you usually look someone in the eye when talking to them.

Answer 8

looking to the left first if asked a question mean they are liying

Answer 9

Usually that they are about to tell an un-truth! As in lie - they're scheming an answer.....

Answer 10

if its their left and your right then they are remembering something. it does not indicate lying.