The winking eye has one universal meaning: the secret of the one who winks is intended only to the one on whom the gaze is focused at that moment. Depending on the context of the situation, such a facial expression can have different semantic loads.
The Psychology of Winking: The General Importance
Psychologists give several options, which means winking an eye:
- laid-back - the desire to create an informal atmosphere, make friends, hint about the possibility of having some kind of common secret business;
- explicit, addressed to a representative of the opposite sex - sympathy, a hint of closer communication, a desire to meet, an offer to retire, a compliment;
- fleeting, addressed to a stranger - a sign of politeness, gratitude, an alternative to verbal greeting;
- spontaneous in a tense situation - the desire to smooth out the conflict.
It matters what eye a person winks at. Physiologically, he is able to do this with both eyes, but, as a rule, one is more convenient. You should do a little test and wink at first with one, then with your second eye. Depending on which side is more comfortable, we can draw conclusions about the person:
- right - indicates emotionality that prevails over rationality, a greater tendency to seduce, rather than be seductive, winking carries a recognition of sympathy;
- left - gives out a creative sensual nature, which is not easy to think logically, most often has a friendly meaning without any hint of love feelings.
If a man winks
Men are more straightforward than women. Their winking eyes may mean:
- clear sympathy and appreciation;
- hint of intimacy, physiological attraction;
- desire to cheer;
- a sign that he will not give out the secret of the interlocutor / interlocutor and that you can count on him;
- unspoken proposal / request to become his accomplice, support him;
- a hint of a joke or ironic tone of utterance that accompanies a wink;
- a signal that he understood the situation and will act adequately to her;
- an offer to play one of those present.
If a woman winks
Women wink much less often than men, because there is an opinion about the indecency and vulgarity of such a sign. But if she does, then we can draw such conclusions about her features:
- she is self-confident and not afraid to look wrong;
- she is very likely to have a good sense of humor;
- her thinking is far from stereotyped, and she counts on the support of the one whom she winked at.
The most common meanings of a winking eye in women are:
- recognition of sympathy and physical attraction (from the bold) - in most cases;
- conditional sign that she is ready to take matters into her own hands;
- a hint that she was joking;
- a request not to give out her secret;
- if a woman winks at her children, it means: "I understand you, I'm on your side."
Despite some differences in the meaning of winks depending on the active eye and gender of a person, we can conclude that almost always they do not carry a negative load.