The importance of controlling your facial expression.

sudo-reboot · 2017-10-08T23:04:34+00:00

Idk about this. I've been smiling a lot more this past year, and I feel like my impressions on people have been both quantitatively and qualitatively higher. Of course there's other variables, but smiling at someone and seeing them smiling back must mean something?

guifawkes · 2017-10-09T00:07:25+00:00

I completely disagree with your advice. Smile as much as you feel like it and enjoy living your life. Consciously and continually thinking about how big you smile is about as beta as it gets.

Amused mastery is your best friend.

keysomea · 2017-10-08T23:01:01+00:00

This psychology today thing is not very science worthy

jmg83 · 2017-10-09T13:58:38+00:00

I don't really smile unless I have a reason to. People are always trying to get me to fucking change, like, I should alter myself just to make them feel better. A couple of years ago, for instance, a customer at work got offended because I didn't laugh at his wife's sorry attempt at a joke. I can't even remember what she said, I just remember not finding it amusing. Even worse is when people assume I'm too dumb to get their humour, such as it is, because I don't react to it.

Dushbags · 2017-10-10T07:25:51+00:00

Jesus Christ now we arent supposed to smile?

Spongthrowaway · 2017-10-09T19:01:58+00:00

It's alright to smirk from time to time

LastRevision · 2017-10-09T00:01:20+00:00

This is a tough one, because it has more to do with personal calibration. I find that I have whatever the male equivalent is of "resting bitch face" and my tone of voice is deep and often seems unfriendly.

I've been consciously smiling at people more in the past year, and, what do ya know, people are friendlier to me in return.

However, if you're Betamax Barry- the natural people pleaser, the dancing clown- you may want to hold off a bit until people seem to respect you and take you seriously.

And, I'll default to the Mystery Method advice- Alpha's smile because they're always having a good time.

whuttupfoo · 2017-10-09T00:45:45+00:00

Bro. Do not control your facial expressions. It can't be faked. It can always be seen through.

Smiling does not make you beta that's the craziest shit I've heard on here so far.

Btw, these articles mentioned they used images of men in their experiments to gauge sexual attractiveness. There's more to sexual attraction than a digital image man. Find a study where they do this on actual human beings, not pixels on a screen.

Maybe this info will be useful on your Tinder profile, but other than that don't go manipulating your face in inauthentic ways in real life you'll come off as a psychopath.

MrAnderzon · 2017-10-08T22:01:02+00:00

How do you cultivate that pride, how do you detache your emotions from facial expressions.

ThoroughRed · 2017-10-09T03:26:00+00:00

Smiling should be genuine. Don't just smile like a clown for the sake of it. The whole world doesn't deserve your smile, give it to people who you feel deserve it that moment in time.

Also you should be smiling with your eyes, not just your mouth. The eyes can transmit the real feeling to other people.

stealthcreeper · 2017-10-08T23:06:45+00:00

Smile and people will treat you worse.

wut wut in the chicken butt

1UPZ_ · 2017-10-09T02:43:41+00:00

Maybe when you're posing for photos, a brooding look makes you look more sensual.

Or when you are in a public space, at a corner of some bar or cafe with a brooding look on your face... women from the other corner will find you more sensual or mysterious with that look.

but when they are talking to you or you make eye contact.... smile is important, it gives that approachable look.

sorry_mommy · 2017-10-09T16:53:05+00:00

I notice a shitload more eyecontact from women on the street if I happen to be smiling. If I've just read something funny, or just come away from an interaction with someone that left me smiling, then for as long as I have that genuine smile on my face I see a lot more cute women looking in my direction and flashing me a smile too. It's infectious and it's good, if it's genuine I think.

RosstheMoss81 · 2017-10-09T03:47:09+00:00

The Aleksander Emeilienko look is now going main stream. I hate the internet.

Truedemocracy2 · 2017-10-10T01:38:04+00:00

Then what face is ideal? Because I guarantee you absent minded certainly isn't

WhySoRuff · 2017-10-09T02:12:08+00:00

I think folks are missing the point of the smiling not smiling discussion. Man is supposed to be a threat, women are meant to please. I find it a beautiful union. A man that smiles too much is seen as someone who is easily amused or pleased. People don't value what they attain easily so a dude that is constantly smiling is seen as a mark/herb/lame upon first glance. Have you ever said something funny where certain chicks laughed while others didn't? It's most likely that the high value chicks didn't smile because they were displaying their value by not pleasing you so easily. Pictures of serious men are rated more attractive because women perceive them as a challenge. Pictures of women smiling are rated more attractive by men because they are perceived as more willing to please.

0ctaviusRex · 2017-10-09T12:42:49+00:00

Smile and people will treat you worse

I disagree. A smile can have too many meanings and functions to be categorized like this. The difference between an insecure, awkward smile and an honest, friendly smile is easy to spot. Smiling can be attractive, but only in moderation. Smiling is an important part of social game. I recommend reading "how to make friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie. One of the most simple strategies explained in it is "Smile."

tl;dr smile, but in moderation. Smile with a purpose or if you really mean it.

Tre_Walker · 2017-10-09T16:10:28+00:00

Would agree and I originally learned this years ago from a David D'angelo interview with a psychologist. We don't smile and laugh as much as when we are alone we do smile to seek approva. Smiling throughout nature is a submissive act in that we are seeking approval from others. But natural smiles and laughs are good as they can trigger feelz in a female. There is nothing worse than a man over smiling as denotes approval seeking the exact opposite of what women find attractive. https://youtu.be/Yt5bo6Sxd40?t=20s

Redpillandrew · 2017-10-11T04:39:28+00:00

This is so controversial: it's been "common knowledge" for a while that a smile can go a long way, for females and males alike. It's been described as a powerful tool to seduce and get on well for decades now. Now you're telling me a man shouldn't smile. Are we sure about that? Good for me anyway: I smile seldom, always because something is funny, laughable.

imbeciI · 2017-10-20T18:37:47+00:00

Smiling should be something genuine.

Title	The importance of controlling your facial expression.
Author	Aughin
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Date	October 8, 2017 9:15 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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