Answer: From my experience (remember I am a natural and not a scientist), the answer is no. Most of you got that right! To read about microexpressions from a scientist, read the work of Dr. Paul Ekman.

This past Christmas holiday, I saw my husband reveal two concealed emotions. It wasn’t that he was talking in contradiction to what he was saying, he just wasn’t expressing the “depth” of his emotions verbally. One time his lip sneered upwards (contempt) and another time his nostrils flared (anger). In each instance when I saw the concealed emotion, I was a bit surprised, and I asked him if that was how he was feeling, and he said yes. I also asked him if he knew he made these microexpressions, and both times he said no. Fascinating stuff, isn’t it?! I can never get enough of this stuff.

BTW, my husband I are very happy together. The contempt came at me while we were playing a game.