How come certain people have a angry/sad look on their face even though they are not?
Yes, it’s perfectly possible that this is the way the musculature of her face is. Surgical face-lifts sometimes improve a person’s resting expression, but it’s an extreme “solution” to something she may not see as a problem. Another reason people can look like this without feeling so bad (in mood, at least) is that they could be sick, maybe not even knowing it. There are nerve and muscle conditions/diseases that produce the “wrong” kind of facial relaxation. Victims of stroke occasionally end up with unhappy-looking resting expressions. I believe diabetes can do this, too, if it’s not treated properly (middle-aged folk who aren’t aware they are developing diabetes may be in this group, though I’m no doctor). And, as another answerer pointed out, chronic depression does this, too, even if the depression is mild. Offering her “A penny for her thoughts” might be a way to bring attention to her mood without commenting directly on her less-than-happy expression. If it matters at any given m
