People in happy relationships tend to have content resting faces — not sad or annoyed looks.

You can try to bury your emotions as much as you like, but even when you try to hide them, your true feelings come out through your body language, experts say.

“It’s very difficult to separate emotions from body language, because they’re connected. They kind of go together like peanut butter and jelly,” said Blanca Cobb, a body language expert who has a master’s degree in psychology.

For instance, when you’re happy, you likely show it even more than you say it – whether that’s by smiling, giving someone a high five or throwing your hands in the air, Cobb added. “We show our body language in how we feel. It’s just innate,” said Cobb.

In any relationship, body language can tell you a lot about how each person feels, and while this is valuable in all relationships, it’s especially important in romantic partnerships, particularly when you’re afraid your partner is feeling a little iffy about your connection.

First, you need to understand what’s normal body language for your partner

Before trying to read anyone’s body language, you should first know what their baseline behaviour is, said Cobb.

“You have to figure out how they typically behave because we’re not model copies of one another,” Cobb noted.

“One person naturally might be more gregarious than another person. Another person, naturally, might be more reserved ... but we have to understand their baseline behaviour to know when we see changes in behaviour,” she said.

For instance, it could be totally normal for one couple to never kiss in public, while it could be a sign of turmoil for another pair.

Context is key, added Karen Donaldson, a body language expert and author of Speak Like You Breathe: Straight Talk To Say What You Mean, Be Heard & Get Noticed.

“All of these gestures should be read in comparison with their normal [behaviour] patterns,” Donaldson also stressed.

When you do start to analyse your partner’s behaviour, “you want to look at the gestures in clusters,” Donaldson noted.

Meaning, one day of fewer hugs than normal isn’t necessarily a bad sign, but if that’s paired with other concerning body language changes, you should take notice.

Below, body language experts share the red-flag movements and behaviours........

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