How To Spot A Liar
This article is presented by Hand of God.
You might feel like you'll never know the truth unless you strap each suspect to a lie detector or get them drunk until they don't know the difference. With these tips, however, you'll be able to spot a liar on your own.
nice knowing youIt doesn't necessarily take one to know one, but it helps if you know the potential liar. You can surely detect whether your girlfriend or buddy is lying, whereas it's a toss-up with your colleague or a stranger.
In order to detect if someone's lying to your face, you have to know them pretty well. If your girlfriend's present behavior is a deviation from her usual behavior, it's a good sign that she's hiding something.
If she's usually animated and a fast talker, but today she's sitting with her arms crossed and speaking slowly, maybe there's something you don't know. If she rarely looks people in the eye and now she's practically drilling your pupils with her stare, you may want to get the truth out of her.
The behavior of liars tends to be irregular, as they're either nervous, feeling guilty or using their brainpower to think up the lie as they go along.
Body LanguageIn order to spot a liar, use the person's usual behavior as a measuring stick to see if they're stretching the truth.
But when it comes to reading someone, body language also speaks volumes. There are several gestures and mannerisms that can indicate that a person is lying, as long as they differ from the person's regular actions. They include:
- Rapid eye movement
- Crossed arms
- Constant fidgeting
- Eyes focused to the right (indicates use of the creative side of the brain)
- Eyes focused firmly on an object
- Eye rubbing
- Legs crossed when seated
- Legs not planted firmly on the ground when seated
- Holding an object or gripping ankle, knee or skin of a crossed leg when seated
- Touching face, such as lips, cheeks, chin or nose
- Playing with hair
- Tugging ear
Find out if your girlfriend's lying by listening to what she says...