What do you see when you look at this expression? If a person did this after you asked them a question, would you think they are lying because they are covering their mouth?
Check back for my thoughts towards the end of the week!
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What is your most attractive feature? What do you think is the single most important element about you that draws other people to you?
Many people will say their smile, beautiful hair, outgoing personality, and so forth. And these may initially draw someone to you, but what keeps them?
Could it be your ability to emotionally connect with others? Could that play a big role in your attractiveness?
That’s what a scientific study has revealed. Click here to read more.
It makes sense when you think about it.
People who “get us” are more appealing to us then those who don’t, but did you ever think about it concrete terms of emotionally connecting? We often think of attraction as physical not emotional.
We all have a need to relate to other people, to be accepted and the more we are able to connect with people on an emotional level, the more attractive we become.
You’ve probably encountered this before. You meet someone you consider average in looks. Then you talk to them and next thing you know you find them really good looking, when maybe an hour before you didn’t. You formed an emotional connection.
It’s fascinating, isn’t it?
Understanding emotional expressions should help you connect with more people because the sooner you can read an emotion on someone’s face — the faster you can “relate” to how they are feeling. Want to learn how to read emotions and relate to people better? Check out Renee’s training!
Now they need to do a study on relationship successes of people who can read facial expressions accurately. Do they have more successful relationships?
I suspect the answer would yes. What do you think?
There is a great expression in this MSN article: A Milestone in Africa: One Year Without a Case of Polio
What expression do you see?
In a 2009 study from DePauw University, researchers found that how much you smiled as a child and young adult could accurately predict your divorce potential. Check it out.
I find that fascinating because I believe emotional expressions are windows to our soul, and who we are as people. I also believe we are hard-wired to feel certain emotions. I suspect that our facial structure actually predisposes us to feel certain emotions more than others. The reason I say that is people who have what I call a very happy face structure (high check bones, broad smiles, and round faces) are typically happy people. Ask people with these faces next time, and they can’t help but smile! And people with heavy brows often stress and frown more. It’s just the way it is.
People who have droopy outer corners of their eyes will have more of a tendency to feel sadness.
So I absolutely believe people who frown more and smile less are much more likely to have a marriage end in divorce. Do you?
