Signs of Male Embarrassment: What Are the Most Common and What Do They Mean?

Male embarrassment: what are the signs that can reveal it and, above all, what meaning can they have? We are certainly talking about situations in which the Body language can express more than words can: embarrassment is in fact one of those sensations that are found in non-verbal communication their maximum expression.

«Unlike what people usually think, theembarrassment is not among the primary emotions. In one psychoanalytic perspectivecan be described as a mild form of anxiety and inhibition. While emotions are expressed at a basic level, embarrassment is something typically cultural: so much so that you feel embarrassed in certain situations and contexts” – explains the doctor Roberto Pozzetti, psychologist, psychoanalyst of GuidaPsicologi.it and Contract Professor at the University of Insubria.

The most typical context in which male embarrassment manifests itself? «Certainly in couple dynamics – the expert explains to us further. – Embarrassment in fact has the characteristic of being strongly related to desire and attraction. A man who feels a strong desire for a woman, when he has the opportunity to be with her, at least in the early stages, may feel embarrassed and show some typical signs, some difficulties».

Here’s what they are specifically.

1. Difficulty speaking

«As we said, embarrassment can be read as a state of inhibition that leads to a narrowing of the field of potentialsuch as that of speak – the psychoanalyst explains to us. – Even a man who is usually an excellent speaker, when he feels attracted to a woman and is embarrassed, may begin to stammer, stutter. In short, he struggles to find the words: it’s a signal that expresses the uncertainty of not knowing whether one is desired and therefore reciprocated».

This explains why many men, in embarrassing situations, become less talkative, they answer with short sentences and, sometimes, they can’t keep up the conversation.

2. Difficulties in the sexual sphere

The most evident form of male embarrassment manifests itself however in intimacy. «When a man desires a woman very much and is intimate with her, embarrassment can occur in a difficulties in the sexual spherelike loss of erection – explains Dr. Pozzetti again. – It is a a typically male form of embarrassment, linked to performance anxiety: paradoxically, it is precisely when a man desires a woman a lot that he can manifest a difficulty in the sexual sphere, as a typical sign of embarrassment».

3. Nervous movements

Although the boundaries are very vague, there are some small differences in how men and women express embarrassment through body language. «If blushing is a typical sign in women, in men we notice of posture variations – explains the psychologist again. – Move nervously, not knowing how and where to sitmoving restlessly, in short not finding ‘a place’, is a typical sign of male embarrassment that betrays the excitement you feel at that moment».

And keep your arms folded? «This posture that actually indicates a closure of the body is found more often in women – underlines Dr. Pozzetti – together with other characteristics of inhibition such as, typically, not being able to eat when they are with a person they are attracted to.”

4. Forced smile

Even the facial expressions can reveal a lot about a man.

«Look away oftenfor example, is a characteristic signal – continues the expert – but not only: also show a very, very restrained smile may indicate male embarrassment. In these cases the facial expression tends not to be decisiveclear but rather forced. This is because embarrassment doesn’t lie and, even when you try, it is very difficult to conceal». With the result that the facial expressions they can indeed appear in some ‘fake’ way.

Finally, a question that is often asked: are there signs of embarrassment that, beyond physical attraction, they can instead reveal that a man is lying? «Unless it is a ‘serial liar’, a person who lies knowingly, may show signs of discomfort and embarrassment That they betray the fear of being unmasked – concludes the psychoanalyst. – Stammering, fidgeting and looking away they can be telltale signs.”