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Correct amount of eye contact towards the opposite sex

Discussion in 'Dating during a Reboot' started by Deleted Account, Jan 9, 2018.

  1. I've been having this thing where in my heavy PMO days, I always looked at attractive women (in public) but in a sexual way. Often times imagining them in porn fantasies with myself. Basically checking them out.

    When I go to the gym or anywhere for that matter, I make it a point to not look at them. When I find myself checking them out I get kinda angry and stop. I'm now starting to look at them in different ways (like beautiful/unique more than sexy/hot). Obviously they may still be sexy but I don't check them out like that starin at them.

    But what do you do if a woman looks in your direction, you look at her (to see if she's looking at you), then you smile (to be friendly), and then shell do a friendly smile and kinda look up and away. Who looks up when they're just walking somewhere?

    So for example this happens to me all the time. I'll be walking in a direction and some guy (my age) is walking the opposite facing me. We make eye contact and instead of smiling, I'll either give a nod or say "what's up bro" or "how goes it" amd carry about my day. Now if an attractive woman my age (or up to 35-40) is walking my way and we make eye contact I'll do a quick smile. If I were to say "how goes it?" then I initiated conversation.

    Where does the line cross between flirting and just bring normal? Especially how I smile, it's just a friendly smile. You can't treat her like just some guy bc it's difficult to read. Ja' feel?
     
  2. Tis why I stopped viewing females in public as potential partners.

    If some woman forcibly asks me out or friends arrange something so be it.

    I will mention something however called the 3 second rule and say that there really is no point in flirting if you are not trying to actively pursue.

    Why play mind games with strangers?
     
  3. kingpietro

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    I thinx this is the best way :

    Haha just joking ;)

    serious this is a good rule :

    There is a golden rule when watching to woman: Keep eye contact untill she looks away. the one who looks away is the less dominant person so if you look away a woman will have less sexual interest in you because you aren't the dominant animal..

    If she looks away verry fast she will probably not like you and was just checking the room. However if she looks away verry fast but then looks down( to the ground) she is verry shy and probably likes you.

    If she keeps looking and even smiles that means its a sign she is saying " come talk to me you have a change".
     
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  4. SilentJay313

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    I mostly tend not to notice if someone is looking at me. Even if it's a female and she is looking in my direction, i usually assume she's looking at someone else, even if we're the only people in a room. I guess it's just me assuming something negative may happen/alterior motives about people.

    If i do make eye contact, what tends to happen is the other person starts to seem scared or angry because my face is emotionless most of the time. I just find it hard to believe that some random person may be interested in talking to me.
     
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  5. Ongoingsupport

    Ongoingsupport Fapstronaut

    Intent. If you were looking at something on her eyelid that she doesn't know is there to inform her it is different from looking at her for your own sexual gratification. There can be any number of standards for behavioral etiquette but it is another level of self discipline to regulate your intent to look in the first place rather than just duration of time.
     
  6. I often go out for a walk and of course I see many people.
    Yesterday I walked by a woman, I say "hello", and she says "Hi" with a very big smile.
    Maybe I 'm too numb or just self-focused but I don't care at all at the moment what or how or why a woman looks or not.
    I see often that a woman or girl is look away as soon as she can look me in the eyes.

    @Sôgmô Gray Lock is right about the mind games:
    Once I saw a very good looking lady walking toward me. I knew and I saw: she is just begging for attention.
    (you know this type of girls: nice makeup, high heels, and haughty).
    I decided *not* to look at her and while I walked, I just look straight ahead.
    At the moment she passes me, she sniffled her nose quiet hard.
    Yes, victory for me :)
     
  7. Ub3rT1m3

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    The correct amount of eye contact is no eye contact. Keep your eyes firmly down to ground, walking into lamp posts and other oncoming pedestrians if necessary.
     
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  8. HatePorn

    HatePorn Fapstronaut

    Depends. If you play the eye staring game, then I suggest you look in the eye as long as possible without clipping.
     
  9. Your first mistake was assuming all women are the same.
     
  10. I didn't? Lol
     
  11. Saskia Simone

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    I’m sure I am weird, but I say hi to every person whose eye I meet. Out walking, it’s “good morning/afternoon” as we cross paths, small talk at the shops. You might be the only person to speak to someone today. Social isolation is bad news. Why are we all so afraid of each other? Be genuine, be kind, don’t assume there is something behind every interaction. It’s natural to greet each other. Even animals do it.
     
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  12. I feel like you're over thinking things. Just... do whatever you want and act however you want. Smile at who you want, or don't smile, whatever, it's your choice and it will barely effect them.
     
  13. Very well said

    I used to suffer from social isolation.
    On all my walks I did what you say: just say Hi, or Good day.
    Most of the time, people just..... say nothing at all :( Or sniff their nose in front of me. Strange world.
     
  14. Saskia Simone

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    I’m sorry about that. It’s very strange to me. People (generally) are so wrapped up in themselves. I’m guilty of that in my own way. I really think, though, that building community does start in such small ways. No person should ever be invisible to us.
     
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  15. Hitto

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    Haha lol I use to overthink this still do at a certain extent it's just not how you smile it depends on what you eyes are doing like if a give a genuine friendly smile I just look and smile regularly but if it's someone I find attractive I will small with a different curvature with my mouth it's a lot more animated and different I might raise my brow usually you can tell when women is just giving you a friendly smile and when they attached to you the more animated the face is a better indicator se women might find you so attractive that they can't look into your eyes for too long so they look and then look away but ultimately you have to go up to talk to them to find out remember don't think to much be present any negative thoughts you experience you get means your ego is trying to talk you out of it because fear but it's all in practice and be detached from outcomes which I'm still learning how to do good luck just practice smiling each day in the mirror to the point you unconsciously smile to every one
     
  16. GG2002

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    I’m female and you look her in the eye and smile back. That’s all.
     

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