Monday, March 5, 2012

Watching From A Distance


For my People Watch i chose to watch in the library. I came across two people sitting at a table.  They seem to be a couple having issues.  As i sit at one of the computers from a distance i could see both of them have expressions of a serious face.  They both were sitting distant from each other as if there were tention between the two.  There was a space of about two people in between. When you usually see a couple they are in each others intimate zone.  The boy seemed to have a face of anger because his eye brows are tense and the eye contact was sustained. His hand gestures were strong and you can tell he meant what he was saying.  His body language was powerful as if he was in charge of her.  He sat up straight on the edge of his chair and his whole body was facing hers.
At the same time the girl sat a few paces away. She sat forward leaning on the table with one hand holding her head.  From this i observed that she was maybe stressed out or in deep thought about what the boy was scolding her for.  Her eyes were not fixed on him they looked lower to the floor.  It seemed as if she were a child being yelled at by her parents.  Her body was facing him but her shoulders were in, the body language from her i was getting was that she was in trouble for something she did wrong.  At one point she reached over to touch the boy's hand and he snatches his hand back as if he doesn't want her to touch him.  When they were leaving the boy got up without her and started walking like he was storming off, he stopped and waited for her to follow. While walking she stayed a couple paces behind him as he walked ahead.  What i got from this is that he was mad at the girl but still showed he cared for her by waiting. The both of their body language gave off the intention that they both were having an argument.

1 comment:

  1. Sonny -- You are right, from the observations you made, it would seem like they just had a fight. Do you think this couple has a healthy relationship? When you saw her yelled at like she was a child -- what did you think? Please use capital "I" in your posts, OK? Nice work.

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