How Long Have They Dated? Expert Body Language Analysis | WIRED

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Published 2023-09-18
Was that shared appetizer the start of something beautiful? Did that absent-minded hair flip actually speak volumes? WIRED challenged three experts: Former FBI Agent and body language expert Joe Navarro, communication expert Anne-Maartje Oud, and behavioral scientist Abbie Marono to observe 5 couples on dates—and guess how long each pair had been together.

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Director: Joe Pickard
Director of Photography: Rahil Asruff; Olivia Kuan
Editor: Matthew Colby
Experts: Anne-Maartje Oud; Abbie Marono; Joe Navarro
Creative Producer: Katherine Wzorek
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette; D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila; Kariesha Kidd
Casting Producer: Vanessa Brown; Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Josh Andersen
Sound Mixer: Kara Johnson
Production Assistant: Ariel Labasan
Hair & Make-Up: Maureen Sherwood
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Designer: Lea Kichler
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All Comments (21)
  • @julesxandy
    I love playing this game in real life with no training whatsoever on body language 😂
  • @tttimster2132
    Funny how the experts didn’t notice the wedding rings 😂😂😂
  • @__dane__
    Very smart to have three different experts rather than just one
  • @karyon1007
    Okay, the 14 years couple is way too cute! They act like they love and respect each other a lot.❤
  • @LymarkW
    Must be a nightmare dating/marrying to a body language expert. Imagine you were minding your own business and your partner got mad at you because you were playing with your fingers subconsciously.
  • @demichirua
    the 5th couple, they've been together for such a long time and still being very romantic and flirty with each other. Guess that's why they can stay together for so long and perhaps forever.
  • @reketsomething
    I don't like that they separated dating time and marriage time, simply because someone could have married 6 months into dating and another couple 10 years. Their body language would be extremely different in that case
  • @0rangemuffin
    I think that they should have gone with just total time together. Some folks choose not to get married or get married later, so it's a bit wierd to have dating vs married
  • @Hahahahaaahaahaa
    I really like that couple 5 was deceptive because they were way too cute for 14 years!
  • @dd-oe7mp
    It scares me that body language evidence are used in criminal trials when all the experts reached different conclusions every time
  • @snakedoktor6020
    This really shows why behavioral science is not an exact science, i.e. physics, etc. There's just too much personal interpretation involved. Still, it was very interesting to see how one action could lead to almost opposite conclusions.
  • @SBVCP
    Moral of the story: Feed your partners
  • @Rafviel
    I’ve been married for 5 years, dating for 6 and the number one compliment my spouse and I receive is, “You guys are perfect for each other and look so in love!” I’m always so grateful when other people outside of our relationship (even strangers!) point this out because it means that both of us are truly loving each other in meaningful and positive ways. Not every day is sunshine and rainbows, but being married to your best friend is the BEST feeling in the entire world (for me at least, lol)!
  • @TheQuilici
    “We want the PHD back”😂😂😂
  • @ryan82scott
    I just have to wonder how much is affected by the subjects knowing they’re being filmed?
  • @98bocinas
    the thing is, those chairs look very uncomfortable
  • @Novedrake
    Suddenly the fbi guy realized number 1 is a hostage situation
  • @Omar-wq9dz
    It’s so good seeing Joe Navarro again
  • @Aliceherz24
    I wonder how they'd analyse me and my partner who are both neurodivergent 😅 s lot of these "pacicifying behaviours" happenen for us as stimming, and we stim more around each other due to feeling secure! I wonder if it would read as nervousness..
  • @wiebkehoppe5472
    It would have been nice to know at the beginning, if the couples knew that they were being filmed. Maybe some of couples were nervous because of the camera and felt like they’re being watched. Super nice video still:D