Is YOUR partner lying to you? Body language expert reveals the five warning signs they're not being truthful (and looking straight at you when they talk is a red flag)
- Expert Robert Phipps has discussed the five telltale signs to watch out for
- These include frequent leg and feet movements and an increase in blinking rate
- The average person is expected to hear as many as 200 lies per day
Lying and deception are common traits in everyday human interaction, and the average person can hear as many as 200 lies a day as they go about their business.
And with a staggering three quarters of Brits admitting to lying to their partners, it appears that you're most at risk of being misled by the person closest to you.
So how do you weed out those untruths, whether they're fairly harmless white lies or something a lot more deceptive?
Body language expert Robert Phipps has teamed up with Grosvenor Casinos for its new Game Face campaign to reveal the top five micro-expressions and signs you need to watch out for when working out if someone is being untruthful.
Scroll down to reveal the key signals to watch out for so that you don't get duped by bad behaviour.
Robert Phipps has revealed the top five micro-expressions and signs you need to watch out for when working out if someone is being untruthful. And looking you straight in the eye can be a sign of lying (stock image)
Micro‐expressions
Micro‐expressions are one of the best indicators that someone is lying, as they happen subconsciously and so we have no way to stop them.
They last for less than half of a second; and occur when people are consciously or unconsciously trying to conceal or repress what they are feeling before we have time to adopt the expression that we want people to see. As much as 80% of communication is in the body language.
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Eye movements
Remember the old saying 'if a man can't look you in the eyes he has something to hide' - this still holds true today.
Liars will consecutively look at you and look away a number of times and the eyes are a good place to look when trying to work out if someone's telling the truth.
Most people will look up to their left when recalling visual memories – if you're asking a question about something they've seen, and their eyes don't go up to the left, they may be telling fibs and feel guilty.
Hand movements
When lying, someone's hand movements will often become more animated, but out of sync with what they're saying.
As their brain tries to work the story out, their hands flutter as they attempt to fill the gaps.
Hidden palms, clenched fists, or hands out of view send off the clearest signal that a person has something to hide.
A sign of anxiousness and nervous energy is if you tap your hands like crazy and are constantly fidgeting.
Blink rate
The best way to spot a liar is by looking at them in the eyes. Blink rate usually decreases when someone is lying, then the blink rate speeds up to nearly eight times faster then usual afterwards.
An experienced liar will often stare straight at you while lying, whereas someone who is uncomfortable with telling a fib will often have a sudden increase in their blinking rate.
Another sign of someone telling a lie is animated hand movement. The body language expert said that they will be out of sync with what they're saying
Leg and feet movement
Leg and feet movements will often increase as the liar tries to release the negative energy and stress of telling a lie.
The minute of feeling insecure, the feet will tend to come closer together. Crossing and uncrossing their legs, raising their heels up off the ground, and wrapping one foot round the ankle of the other leg are all good signs they are feeling uncomfortable.
When lying, the deceiver is worrying about being detected so this also drives quivering ankles where the ankles twitch and the foot rocks side to side.
