Below is a facial expressions, which can reveal true feelings even when words don't.
Surprisea big smile, with popping eyes, indicates
a positive surprice, Something unexpected
but unpleasant yields the eye-pop only
Either way, a short-lived stated.
InterestA 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.
AngerThe 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.
DomineeringA "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.
FearOutright 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.
SadnessPassivity and sulking can look like stonewalling
or disengaging a fight, but sad people maintain more
eye contact than stonewallers.
ContemptIf prolonged, this expression is a red alert.
Especially when accompanied by sarcasm
and insults, it suggest a marriage in serious trouble
