What's the meaning of awkward eye contact?
The other day while I was walking inside a store, I turned around to see if my friend was working at the register. I noticed that one of the guys standing in line already had his head turned staring at me, so I quickly turned back around. It was definitely an awkward eye contact moment. After I got my item, I stood in line and I seen him turn around and looked at me again. He then kept turning his head to the side...I felt as if he was corner eying me. He was an older guy probably in his 40's
Awkward Eye Contact?! Girls And Guys!?!?!?!?!?
Hey theres this boy in my Geo class and he sits opposite me on the other side of the classroom, but facing me, and I looked up from my work one day and he was just staring straight at me, and I made eye contact for literally not even half a second and my eyes quickly darted away (I was too shy to make eye contact because I kind of like him) So I just looked down and I could see out of the very corner of my eye that he was still staring and hadn't stopped. Do you think this means anything?? Does he think I like him now.... or just shy? Or just completely not interested?? Argh i'm confused haha. Please answerrrr.... it's quite shamefull the way I just couldn't make eye contact!!
How do you avoid awkward eye contact with strangers?
If you have to talk to a person you have to, but don't want to have to look at, look slightly sideways, or at their shirt collar while talking, to make it look like you're respectful, not intimidating and genuinely thinking about what they said.If you've spotted a person before they have spotted you, and want to avoid talking to them, make your face completely blank and zoned out, look downward and keep walking, so that in the chance they notice you, you look like you're totally preoccupied with something.If you're in a situation where you're with a total stranger and want to not have to acknowledge them, look about you, for magazines, signs, flowers, artwork, anything, and become really absorbed in them, or zone out again.If you're in an elevator, and with a stranger, just lean against the wall, close your eyes, pretend to think or massage your forehead, or if there's a mirror, adjust your tie, your shirt, your hair, anything.
Why does one feel awkward to make eye contact and talk to the other person?
What are all the reasons YOU might feel awkward in that situation?Guilt is the only reason.There is a false guilt that comes from unreasonable fear:You might feel it is wrong of you not to be competent enough to engage the other person at their level. People enforce this feeling when they are judgmental or trying to gain/maintain status. It is false for so many reasons. It is laughable to value the opinion of one who is silly enough to apply so much emotional turbulence to a situation as easy as socializing. Also, if they are truly socially more able than you they would ONLY be approachable and kind. Another reason is maybe you feel you would make it awkward for THEM if you engaged. Try to make logical sense of the concept of awkwardness. You can't because it has no logic: It is there only because in that moment there is little need for information and you are trying to gather it anyway when you should be acting simplistically. The answer is great: Ignore it and a strong sense of comfort will immediately supply you with the confidence you need to engage with the other person. Also, you might have a history with the person and engaging with them will certainly bring them to anger or guilt, fear, or other emotion that you are overly afraid of because you are under the impression you are not able to learn to cope with their behavior (you are a learning being and have the right to gaining experience). Perhaps you are afraid of sharing information you falsely feel should be withheld. That is an example of precluding a sense of guilt.Then there is guilt that is present for the right reasons:If you have a history with the person and you haven't made right with them, or if they are someone you look up to and you have made a mistake. Perhaps they are more socially competent than you are because they made more prudent decisions about character growth and this reminds you of how you could have done better. Perhaps you are lying and you are already showing self-disapproval in your facial expressions and posture.There are more, and you will be able to think them up quite easily if you remember they come from guilt (false or justified) or a desire to avoid it.
Girl looks down after eye contact?
There is this girl that I like. At the beginning we would look at each other from a distance and she would maintain eye contact until she moved direction. Lately when I make eye contact with her from a similar distance from the above situation, she looks down. From your own experience, rather than reading the body language signals off the internet, what do you think it means? Interest or disinterest?
I feel awkward making an eye contact. How do I overcome that feeling?
1)Eye contact is expected in human interpersonal communication. It only becomes weird if you lock a stare onto someone. So, relax. 2) If you feel awkward, practice with some you are comfortable or in the mirror introducing yourself or while you talk with good firends etc. 3) If you are thinking about all these things like hand placement etc, you are not active listening to what the other person is saying. 4) There are a million books on interpersonal communication. Stop into a book store and browse a few. Take a look at an old standard by Dale Carnegie: How to Win Friends and influence people. 4) Get excited!!! Talking to people and communicating is the best thing humans do. It should be fun and not anxiety producing. With a little confidence and a bit of understanding of how communication works, anyone can learn to be an excellent communicator.
Why is it so awkward when we accidentally make eye contact with a random stranger?
Question answered: Why is it so awkward when we accidentally make eye contact with a random stranger? Doesn't this happen to everyone? So why is it so embarrassing?Thank for you asking this fabulous three-part question. Let’s get into this!#1 - Why is it so awkward when we accidentally make eye contact with a random stranger?A lot of people are guarded in public and intentionally avoid making eye contact with strangers. So naturally, when eye contact happens accidentally, this can be embarrassing. The reason for this is that eyes are the windows to your soul, as they say. And your soul just got exposed to a complete stranger. Yikes!#2 - Doesn't this happen to everyone?It doesn’t happen to me, so I suppose the answer to this question is no. When I make eye contact with people in public, I do it intentionally. And should my eyes accidentally meet someone else’s, I typically flash them a big smile and keep walking.#3 -So why is it so embarrassing?It may be embarrassing to you because your eyes often communicate your feelings and your mood - and you may prefer keeping those things to yourself.Customs vary about making eye contact with strangers from one part of the world to another, but here in California people often smile at strangers in public and say “hi” as their paths cross. Try it some time and see what happens. You may find that it’s not that awkward when you’re doing it on purpose.