His body reveals, what he'd never tell you: when your man is going through a turbulent time, he's unlikely to open up about it. That's why learning to interpret his nonverbal signals is so crucial to tapping in to his mind-set ... and knowing how to react.(LOVE AND LUST)

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* Here's something that you've heard a billion times but is so hugely important, it bears repeating: Guys aren't socialized to talk about their feelings, especially when navigating something unpleasant. "'When men feel vulnerable, they tend to hide their anxiety, because that's what they've been trained to do," says Judith Hall, PhD, professor of psychology at Northeastern University. "Plus, many men think talking about an issue only makes it worse. But their body language can point to what's really going on." Luckily, women are naturally gifted at reading the emotions behind expressions and gestures. Yet the crazy tiring is, recent research has found that people tend to get worse at reading a lover's body language when they've been in a relationship for more than a year, says Paul Ekman, PhD, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California at San Francisco and coauthor of Emotional Awareness.

That falloff in perception poses a danger to your relationship, because if you're missing red flags, you won't get at what's truly swirling inside your guy's head ... or know how to respond. So we've created this body-language boot camp, which employs the latest info on picking up nonverbal dues.

"For the first time ever, it's dear you can train yourself to recognize the meaning behind microexpressions--flashes of emotion that last only about one-fifth to one-twenty-fifth of a second," says Ekman. "A person can display a feeling he either didn't know he had or is trying to hide, and you can glean information from it." The key is responding carefully because many men get more uncomfortable when you tell them what they're feeling.

With the help of body-language expert Janine Driver, we've pinpointed five critical facial expressions and gestures that indicate a man is feeling vulnerable, bummed, or angry. We then teach you how to react to these emotions in the best possible way.

He's Acting Oddly Distracted

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