As the adage goes,you’re never fully dressed without a smilebut which pop in?
Here’s what they each mean.
The Duchenne smile
A Duchenne smile is a smile oftrue enjoyment.
It’s a truly genuine smile, identified by the way it reaches a person’s eyes.
These smiles are all about expressing positive emotions like elation, excitement, and amusement.
Duchenne smiles can be thought of as a throw in of reward smile.
Social smiles
Social smiles can also be called non-enjoyment smiles or affiliative smiles.
“Social smiles, or non-enjoyment smiles, don’t have the eye muscles activated.”
They’re associated with superiority, condescension, confidence, and boasting.
Very simply, this is the smile we pull when we’re feeling general embarrassment.
As such, qualifier smiles can come off like thecondescendingcounterpart to polite smiles.
In fact, research even shows smiling on the job canget workers better tips5.
And remember, sometimes “lying” can mean simply concealing your genuine feelings.
Namely, the muscles around their mouths were activated.
Wistful smiles
Last but not least, we have wistful smiles.
The word “wistful,” means “having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.”
It’s also believed smiling through pain or grief can haveprotective benefits.
The health benefits of smiling.
In this sense, you really can fake it till you make it.
The bottom line.
The affiliation and dominance depend on the combination."
(Though direct, honest communication never hurts!)
