These 7 Micro-Expressions Will Reveal Someone's True Intent Towards You

Psychology says that micro-expressions are an effective way for interpreting someone's true feelings. What are micro-expressions? Micro-expressions are fleeting, involuntary facial expressions that slip through when people attempt to conceal their true feelings. 

Micro-expressions are subtle movements that last for 0.5 seconds. A genuine expression lasts around 3 to 4 seconds. More than that, it is a fake expression. For example, if someone is acting surprised for more than 3 seconds, they are faking it. Micro-expressions that last less than a fraction of a second expose a person's true emotions and intent towards you.

No matter how good someone might be at deception, micro-expressions are those subtle quick expressions that flash across the face. But psychology has hacks for you to notice these subtle facial expressions that can reveal what they are truly feeling about you.

These 7 Micro-Expressions Will Reveal Someone's True Intent Towards You

Psychology states that the seven universal epressions including happiness, sadness, contempt, anger, disgust, fear, and surprise are the basis for micro-expressions.

#1 Happiness micro-expressions include crow's feet, crinkled eyelids, and raised lip corner. If you tell someone a good news, notice if you see a quick smile with raised cheeks and small wrinkles around the eyes reveals someone is happy for you. 

#2 Sadness micro-expressions include drooping upper eyelids, creased forehead, downturned mouth, and wavering chin. Drained energy and dull facial muscles are also another micro-expression that reveal someone is sad.

#3 Contempt micro-expressions include lifted brows and upper lip lifted, mostly one side of face. Contempt, unlike disgust, is not related to tastes, smells, or touches. Contempt is the feeling of superiority over another person or group of people. Contempt micro-expression is, "I am better than you".

#4 Anger micro-expressions include furrowed eyebrows, frowning mouth, chin jutting out, and narrowed eyes. Even if the person is trying to hide their anger, a split-second micro-expression of may include the stern look in the eyes or a clenched jaw.

#5 Disgust micro-expressions include narrowed eyes, wrinkled nose, and a parted mouth. Disgust is a feeling of aversion. Disgust arises through physical senses like sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch or even appearances or actions of people. Watch for these micro-expressions to notice disgust.

#6 Fear micro-expressions include raised eyebrows, wide-open eyes, and parted lips. The upper white of the eyes are prominently visible while the lower white is obscured due to tensed lower lid. Sometimes people can mask their fear with a surprised micro-expression.

#7 Surprise micro-expressions include eyebrows raised, eye wide open, and a wide-open mouth. As stated earlier, fear and surprise can be confused at times. When someone is genuinely surprised, the eyebrows are curved more than seen in fear.