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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| The Five Phases of Courtship | |
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| The Nonverbal Language of Love | |
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| What Do Hands Say? | |
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| The Body Language of Strangers | |
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| An Expression You Should Never Show | |
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| Get Closer with the Familiarity Effect | |
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| Attracting with Your Eyebrows | |
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| What Is Courtship? | |
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| The Five Phases of Courtship | |
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| Show No Harm | |
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| Field Notes: The Case of the Cafeteria Courtship | |
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| Phase One: Attracting Attention | |
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| Field Notes: Restless in Seattle | |
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| The Unwritten Rules of Luring | |
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| The Bowerbird's Lure | |
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| Two Are More Attractive Than One | |
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| Showing Presence-"I Am Here" | |
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| Field Notes: They've Got Rhythm | |
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| How to Make a Silent Pass | |
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| Make a Fashion Statement | |
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| Do First Impressions Count? | |
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| Showing Gender-"I Am Male (or Female)" | |
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| What Eyebrows Divulge | |
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| Classic Cosmetology: Marilyn's Eyebrow Peaks | |
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| Reveal a Narrow Waist | |
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| Wield a Wedge | |
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| Showing Harmlessness-"I Mean No Harm" | |
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| Bare Your Throat | |
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| Move Your Shoulders | |
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| Field Notes: Successful in Seattle | |
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| Phase Two: How to Read the Gleam in an Eye | |
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| A Mismatched Courtship: Man and Bird | |
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| Positive Recognition Cues | |
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| In the Blink of an Eye | |
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| The Sincerest Form of Flattery | |
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| Isopraxism Is Courtship's Glue | |
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| The Color of Interest | |
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| A Summoning Hair Preen | |
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| Your Intentions Are Showing | |
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| Which Way Are You Leaning? | |
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| Big Eyes Like What They See | |
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| Reading a Droopy Jaw | |
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| Crossing Lines of Sight | |
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| When You Are Overlooked | |
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| Negative Cues | |
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| The Big Freeze | |
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| Courtship's Conundrum: The Cold Shoulder | |
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| Tight Lips Deter Friendships | |
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| Phase Three: Exchanging Words | |
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| No Place to Hide | |
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| A Tongue-tied Twosome | |
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| Talk About What You Both Can See | |
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| Quiz: Your Best Opening Line | |
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| Move Your Hands | |
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| Field Notes: Tete-a-tete at 40,000 Feet | |
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| Good Timing | |
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| When Primate Eyes Meet | |
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| Reading Eye Movements | |
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| More Ways to Read Lips | |
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| Words in the Right Key | |
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| Where You Talk Matters | |
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| Hot Topics | |
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| Phase Four: The Language of Touch | |
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| Touch Lightly the Brain | |
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| The First Touch | |
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| A Telltale Reach in the Crocodile | |
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| Men Handle, Women Feel | |
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| The First Embrace | |
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| The First Kiss | |
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| Seals of Love | |
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| Sparks | |
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| Phase Five: Making Love | |
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| Nonverbal Love | |
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| The Question of When | |
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| Caring Signals | |
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| Sending Sexual Cues | |
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| Sexual Worldview | |
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| Nonverbal Signs of Orgasm | |
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| Foreplay Cues | |
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| The Love Bond | |
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| "After We Made Love"-Positive and Negative Signs | |
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| The Face of Attraction | |
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| What's in a Face? | |
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| Classic Courting Faces | |
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| How a Face Attracts the Eye | |
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| Does Your Face Say What You Mean? | |
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| Eyebrow Enticements | |
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| Glasses Frame Your Face | |
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| Beauty Marks | |
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| When Eyes Meet | |
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| A Case of Love at First Sight | |
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| Hidden Meaning in Hair | |
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| Lead with Your Face | |
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| How Bodies Attract | |
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| The Venus Shape | |
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| The David Shape | |
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| The Right Stance | |
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| Details Define Differences | |
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| Anatomy of Sexual Traits | |
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| Evolution of Sexual Beauty | |
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| Deciphering Body Parts | |
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| Neck and Neck | |
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| Shoulder Speak | |
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| The Outspoken Chest | |
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| Hips and the Bottom Line | |
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| Clothing and Adornment: Dress to Obsess | |
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| The Librarian's Tale | |
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| The Attraction of Blue Jeans | |
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| Does the Shoe Fit? | |
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| Women's Shoe Secrets | |
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| Shoe Voodoo | |
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| Men's Shoes Show Strength | |
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| His and Hers Sneakers | |
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| Leg Signals | |
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| The Hidden Persuaders in Your Wardrobe | |
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| The Right Arm Signals | |
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| Mark Your Body with Natural Accessories | |
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| Shoulder Wear | |
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| Color Consciousness | |
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| Spaces, Places, and Interiors | |
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| Sit with the Beautiful People | |
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| Bubbles in Space | |
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| Unwritten Rules of Personal Space | |
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| Colors to Dine By | |
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| Right Angles in Space | |
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| Orienting in Space | |
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| Stunned in the Crystal Room | |
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| Strutting Grounds and Cruise Spots | |
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| Field Notes: Lekking at Golden Gardens | |
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| The Good Place for Courtship | |
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| Lovers in the Mist | |
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| Ulterior Motive-Interior Design | |
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| Chemical Cues | |
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| Scent of a Woman, Smell of a Man | |
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| Aroma Cues Lend Presence | |
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| Where Sexual Chemistry Gallops | |
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| The Best Kisses Are Scented | |
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| A Fruity-Floral Fragrance Says, "Approach Me" | |
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| The Best Perfumes Are Layered | |
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| A Perfume to Make You "Thinner" | |
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| Your Aftershave Should Whisper | |
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| Food Sharing and Lovemaking Are Linked | |
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| Lively Foods Enliven Courtship | |
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| Chocolate Sex Appeal | |
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| The Question of Aphrodisiacs | |
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| Aphrodisiacal Signals | |
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| Addiction to Love | |
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| Cuddle Compound | |
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| Chemical Magnetism | |
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| Staying Together-Nonverbal Cues That Bind | |
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| Passionate vs. Companionate Love | |
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| Body Language with Strangers Is Key | |
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| Body Language Predicts Marital Success | |
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| Companionate Love Signals | |
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| Communicate, Communicate, Communicate | |
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| Bibliography | |