Walking down an uncrowded/empty street, someone of the opposite sex walking towards you. 10+ paces away, they're usually, or may not (sunglasses, distance), be looking at you (sunglasses, distance), 10 paces away, they look away from your direction, between 1 and 2 paces away, they quickly look to see if you're looking at them... [more inside]
posted by porpoise on Aug 25, 2009 - 20 answers

When do you make eye contact with people you see on the street or on a trail? [more inside]
posted by rwatson on May 3, 2009 - 27 answers

A question, especially for straight women, about varieties of casual eye contact with semi-strange men: [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 31, 2009 - 26 answers

My mom has trouble looking people in the eye for some reason and I'm just now realizing that I picked up the same habit from her. I'm in my late 20s. I'm not a painfully shy person nor am I socially inept, I just have trouble looking people in the eye. If feel uncomfortable doing so and people have started to comment on it. What can I do to break myself of the habit and start looking people in the eye.
posted by Waitwhat on Nov 4, 2008 - 24 answers

How can I better understand social cues? [more inside]
posted by ssg on Mar 17, 2008 - 15 answers

Why do animals make eye contact with humans? [more inside]
posted by oldlies on Feb 21, 2008 - 27 answers

Please help me kill my introversion before it kills my relationships. [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Oct 16, 2007 - 40 answers

How long do you maintain eye contact? [more inside]
posted by gsteff on Aug 7, 2006 - 16 answers

Is there a self-help book to help me cope better in social situations? [more inside]
posted by saraswati on Apr 16, 2006 - 19 answers