I notice sometimes when I make prolonged eye contact with men it’s just a long silent gaze. Like I was talking to my manager and I just felt it get weird when I kept eye contact and he just stopped talking. I’ve stopped doing it, but what are men thinking during this time? I do it just because I think eye contact is important but it always gets weird with the guy, not really with other women.
If it's in a professional environment and you're talking, then it's fine to make prolonged eye contact. Outside of a professional setting, prolonged eye contact can be seen as flirtatious. Once he's stopped talking, there's no need for any more eye contact. If he gets awkward around you if you do keep eye contact after, then he probably thinks you have gorgeous eyes, you're a really attractive girl overall or both.
Yes, it might tell me she is interested in me.
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Depends on what context she's prolonging her eye contact with me. I'll be honest, there have been times when I've caught women (and even girls in their teens or younger) staring at me. It would usually make me feel very nervous and self conscious as I've always been an introvert for the better majority of my 24 years of life. Then I realized that women usually do this for various reasons;
If you're passing by each other on the road and can feel their eyes on you (most common for me), it usually means they find you attractive. If they're staring at you from across the room, in class or at a social gathering, they want you to come over and initiate a conversation. They want to know you more. If they're staring at you simply while you both are talking, they're likely just zoned or thinking of something else (similar to your case, author lol)
It all depends on the type of eye contact. If she's just maintaining eye contact while I'm talking, I assume she's listing to what I am saying and don't think much about it. If she's all deer in the head lights I assume she is attracted and nervous. If she has a weird look on her face, I assume her friend was talking to her about me, and she wants to talk about what was said, but can't talk about what was said. She's curious... If she's mean muggin me I assume she's mad. If she looks panicked and figety I assume she's scared.
I don’t know why men can’t handle a woman with a prolong eye contact with them. I hear better, understand and Analyze anyone better when they are talking with prolong eyes contact. The minutes I start looking away, it won’t take long before I get distracted.
The whole thing about eye contact (prolonged eye contact especially) is that it seems very innocent and ironically it is not. Prolonged eye contact between two people that could potentially be sexually involved is often felt and perceived as a sign of attraction and confidence, etc. So it gets awkward if it symbolizes and is experienced as attraction and so on and it isn't reacted upon. It's like a potential outcome is foreseen yet not acted upon. That is what makes it awkward.
I was high once and depressed (didn't know I was depressed) and I was sat oppersite a man on the metro... Was staring dead into his eyes and not realised I was doing that until he looked worried... Ahh weed... The strange things it made me do while I was depressed... Not depressed any more though still a bud head..
Depends on what I'm doing, where I am, and the look on her face in general. Maybe she's genuinely curious. Maybe she's trying to flirt. Or maybe she's on a fault-finding mission.
At any rate, my guard is up.
Most guys will assume she is checking him out and interested in him , He will think damn she wants me if she is staring at him for a long time , like she is dreaming of being with him lol
It can be intimidating looking at people with long direct eye contact. a lot of people can't handle being looked at for long periods of time.
How long exactly is "prolonged" because it's not normal for anyone to stand there and stare into eachother's eyes.
Guys think you’re hitting on them when you do that when really a lot of times it’s just you being polite or normal
Absolutely nothing. Though I may get slightly annoyed because I don't enjoy being stared at
I’d start thinking about Avatar. Amazing movie by the way I must say, top 10 best in existence
I would be thinking, what pretty eyes you have. lol
I expect eye contact from everyone I talk to.
I'm really shy, so it's only happened with one girl. I'm extremely attracted to her.
Shows interest and that you’re paying attention to what you’re saying
In my opinion, prolonged eye contact is generally a sign she's paying attention to what I'm saying.
THAT SHE'S PROBABLY INTRESTED IN HIM
It makes me wonder if they sleep with their eyes open and just fell asleep….
you have poor ability to read body language. Do you have autism?
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