Emotional intelligence is quite different from the rational/logical. I guess what I am trying to say is that people will always have an emotional reaction to what is going on in their lives at any given point... unless one is in the throes of being severely schizophrenic and has the "negative" symptom of "flattened affect". Trying to "read" other people's feelings is useless unless there are actual overt behaviors (crying, laughter, telling you what they are feeling etc.). Some people do "turn away" for want of a better expression, when people try to get into "their hearts and minds".

I guess my point (I am feeling unsure), is that unless the person is emotionally close to you, there is always a chance of the observer getting the wrong message.Emotions are always subjective to the one feeling them. Better question would be... why are you caring enough to mention your perception of another's emotions ? Sometimes, without genuine concern...this can make a person feel like they are a specimen under a microscope.

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