Facing your Problems

The expression and underlying emotions displayed during a conflict may reveal the strength or weakness of the marriage.

Below is a facial expressions, which can reveal true feelings even when words don't.

Surprise
a big smile, with popping eyes, indicates
a positive surprice, Something unexpected
but unpleasant yields the eye-pop only
Either way, a short-lived stated.


Interest
A calm voice and positive body language
learning forward, for example-signal
the genuine article, it's real desire to hear
a partner's opinion. not an attempt to influence.

Anger
The tone is cold or loud, the wording staccato.
But honest anger, an internal state, is different
from contempt, directed at the spouse.
A fake smile, without raised cheeks, may ask anger.


Domineering
A "low and slow" voice often signals that
one partner is trying to force the other to his
or her view. Ranges from lawyerly cross-
examination to blatant threats.

Fear
Outright fear is rare; a lower-grade version-tension-
is a more common. And a wife's tension, if pronounced,
can a predictor for divorce down the road.


Sadness
Passivity and sulking can look like stonewalling
or disengaging a fight, but sad people maintain more
eye contact than stonewallers.


Contempt
If prolonged, this expression is a red alert.
Especially when accompanied by sarcasm
and insults, it suggest a marriage in serious trouble