the urge to read facial expressions was unstoppable, so that’s what we’ve been doing these past days. we are not professionals, we didn’t train anywhere, but these facts didn’t stop us from going full force on what we thought was expected of us.

our house has been on the market for a month now. slow as the market may be, people have been coming to see the house. although i think it is because they are itching to have a closer look at the gigantic reflection of the real estate agent’s photo that is in the “for sale” sign, i still give them the credit for being polite by actually going through the process of looking inside, despite their obviously uninterested facial reactions.

the ones who went back and forth to the backyard and the bedrooms, we thought were totally obsessed with the stairs. the ones who took exactly 45 seconds to walk through a 5 bedroom house with 3 baths, were politicians in disguise. they were in a hurry to go back to the senate or wherever it is they spend their time at, that they just went through the whole house with their eyes closed and their minds in some place more grand and exciting.

the ones who came twice was a bit tricky, but we soon figured out they wanted to have a date, and thought touring our house seemed like a good way to do it. the expressionless man who was aimlessly dragging his ass from room to room was probably forced by his wife to look for a house or else. his son, who was not really ready for his role, had this “let’s get out of here. now” look on his face that almost made me laugh out loud.

it was a lot of work. i mean, we didn’t realize people these days are more like actors and actresses. they could say they absolutely LOVE the house, but that does not mean they want to buy it. they could look so freakingly bored and apathetic and say nothing, and clearly mean they do not want to buy the house. bottom line is, their faces do not really mean anything. what it boils down to at the end of the day, is that nobody has made an offer, meaning, nobody wants to buy the house.

for those of you who are planning to sell your house, i do not recommend reading facial expression of prospective buyers. it is pointless, useless, and a total waste of time.

but hey, if you are boring, just like my husband and i, go ahead and peek when people have gone out of your house. secretly watch them from your window with your blinds almost completely closed, and start the discussion going. analyze every movement they make, especially if they turn their necks to face the direction of your house. get into every possible explanation why they are pointing to your garage or windows. reserve the discussion about why one actually came out of the car and looked at the front lawn again for 2 seconds, when you are having dinner. if you have time, learn lip reading, and be on top of every conversation they have, just before they back out of your driveway. it maybe a waste of time, but it sure is fun while it lasts.