The Eyes Have it

Here is an interesting view on pupil dilation from body language expert Tonya Reiman http://www.tonyareiman.com/index.htm. Tonya can be seen on The O’Reily Factor on Fox News channel analyzing politicians, celebrities and various news makers. She’s also touted as a very effective motivational speaker.

Personally, I have found this lady to be very accurate in reading body language. Check out her take on “the eyes”

Q: I attended one of your seminars where you spoke about pupil dilation. You can tell me a little more about this fascinating topic.
Tonya -Pupil dilation is the natural response to seeing something you like or something that interests you. The pupils will dilate to let more of what you are looking at in. Pupil dilation is a physiological response to excitement and an excellent tool to use for monitoring arousal, interest, and liking. Interestingly enough, when you look at someone you are attracted to, your pupils will dilate. Subconsciously, the other person will perceive this and assume that you like them – what happens, they become more attracted to you because on a subconscious level they recognize that you are attracted to them and we like people who like us… Confusing?? It shouldn’t be after you read it once or twice. Many years ago, women used a plant extract known as belladonna because it caused pupil dilation and women realized men found this trait more attractive. I will follow this quick answer up with an article over the next few weeks. This subject is simply to irresistible to not delve into.

I never knew this but it’s interesting, makes a nice experiment of sorts don’t you think?

….Now let me just get up on you close enough to see if your eyes are dilating since you say you are my friend……