ANALYSIS OF THE TAEKOOK BALTIMORE LIVE✨ Things I observed as a Psychologist😷 (a thread)🤎🖤

ANALYSIS OF THE TAEKOOK BALTIMORE LIVE✨ Things I observed as a Psychologist😷 (a thread)🤎🖤

1. Throughout the whole live, JK’s body orientation followed Tae’s. At the beginning when they were having dinner, JK’s orientation was partially towards the food and Tae. Once dinner ended, it shifted entirely towards Tae. To understand body orientation the best+

+follow along JK’s knees/shoulders. Notice his body subconsciously moving as Tae’s moved forward or backward. 2. JK’s eyes kept tracking all of Tae’s hand movements. Tae cut steak, JK observed. Tae poured something, he observed. Tae rubbed his thighs, he observed+

+His eyes kept tracking Tae’s hand actions the whole time, even while he was himself eating. 3. There’s also something highly interesting I’d want y’all to observe. Notice when JK asked Tae if he wanted to exercise after this, Tae takes a few seconds to answer.+

In those few seconds, JK keeps looking at Tae’s face. Usually, when Person A has asked a question & awaiting Person B’s response, they would avert their gaze in 2-3 seconds. But that doesn’t happen with JK. Not just in this situation, but in almost any situation where he is+

+awaiting Tae’s response or for Tae to finish speaking. What we usually call “JK’s gaze” towards Tae, is often this. He doesn’t do this with others as consistently he does it with Tae. Psychologically, this is called reduced gaze aversion during response latency.+

4. When Tae is thinking about JK’s question, JK immediately backs up with- “We’ve eaten all this. Wouldn’t it be a waste if we don’t work out?” I absolutely♥️the specificity of their relational knowledge here. In simple words- JK knows exactly how to motivate Tae & does it+

5. My utmost favorite aspect of this live was the flow of their conversation & the sacred silence. Not a single word spoken felt forced or said just for the sake of saying it. TK's high comfort with silence in their shared space is my biggest reason to believe in them+

6. When JK was asked to give life advice & he lost track of what he was saying, Tae immediately reminded him everything he might be wanting to say. This sounds subtle but for an ADHDer, its no less than a blessing. We often tend to forget what we were saying even in the middle+

+of saying it. So, someone listening to us attentively reminds us our words, trust me its rare but a God gift. 7. They mirror eo like an actual mirror. Most people often mistake synchrony for mirroring. Bandmates who have known eo for years often synchronize with eo.+

+Mirroring is different. Taekook have high levels of both mirroring and synchrony. 8. I love a bond where both people are equally looking out for eo’s comfort. Tae asking 2x if JK is too tired to stay on live or if he should end it, & JK reassuring Tae that its all good & they+

+should leave together. Love, psychologically, practically, all love. 9.If you love JK, know this, there is no other environment, not even him solo, where you will witness JK being this non-fidgety. His nervous system relaxes immensely around Tae.+

+ And I am not even saying this as a Taekooker, but as a psychologist. It surprises me how much JK’s nervous system behaves differently around Tae.

If you felt like this Taekook live was too normal, GOOD. Welcome to normalcy. This is how it will be from now. And we should be glad & at peace for that🤎♥️🖤