Awkward Eye-Contact
Making eye-contact is a sign of attention. The contact lets people know that you’re paying attention to them (or at least pretending) when they speak. Some people can’t do anything but just stare at other people. The first two times are just natural, but after that it can get kind of creepy. Why are they staring at you like that?
STANK FACE
When people shoot you dirty looks every time they see you, it’s because they’re mean and they hate you. However, some people would have you actually believe that their nasty looking glares are just their natural facial expressions. These people claim that even when they are feeling completely content, their face may look as though they’d just swallowed a bunch of warheads. There is a certain way to tell if somebody has this facial condition or not. If you ever see a mean looking person smile, you know that they can appear to be friendly at times. If you see the same person keep their mean look when you smile at them, it means they probably don’t like you. If you believe in a constantly angry looking face, these people may have a partial excuse. Maybe there’s another name for this condition.
UNCERTAINTY
People are simply unsure of how they should greet/handle strangers, and not everyone wants to introduce themselves first. Take a small college campus for example. You see the same people regularly, but never say anything. Next, you’ll see that person by themselves on the other end of an otherwise busy side-walk headed straight for you. To avoid looking at the other person all together, people will often lock their eyes on their phone or just pretend to be looking somewhere else. Braver people might even manage a slight head nod.
ATTRACTION
Normally you’d think that when people are attracted to each other, eye-contact couldn’t possibly be weird. You see them, they see you. The problem lies with the fact that only a staring contest has taken place. For all you know, the person that you’ve been staring at might just be spacing out. Some people (mostly guys) will take even the slightest glance as sign of physical appeal. This is where the awkwardness comes into play. You can quickly go from being just a guy at the end of the bar to a creep.
When it comes to looking at other people, you just can’t assume too much. You can’t always tell how people are feeling based solely on their eyes. The best way to end all of the confusion is to risk a little encounter. Maybe try waving to people or even introducing yourself. Be warned, just because you ended the silence doesn’t mean it will go well. Talking to people will allow you to understand their feelings toward you, but that isn’t always a good thing. The people giving you dirty looks might not have stank face, they could just not like you. If talking to people is too risky for you, don’t get caught staring.
