Nonverbal Misinterpretation

I have definitely been wrong when reading someone’s nonverbal communication! When it comes to facial expressions they can totally throw you off. I know once in high school my best friend and I had the same class and she sat across the room from me and I remember us speaking on text message and then she made a facial expression that I swore was rude. I remember throwing one back at her and we got into a big argument that became a misunderstanding. I so learned from that moment that next time I should ask before I blow up. It’s extremely hard to recognize what a facial expression could mean without verbal words, but at the same time you can definitely understand what is going on through nonverbal communication.  The only way possible to interpret the right nonverbal communication is being familiar. Either being familiar with the certain person or the meaning behind the clues.