Eye contact.

In the US we seem to have many unspoken 'rules' about eye contact. How important is eye contact with you? Do you think it's ok to look at something else while talking? Is the importance of eye contact different depending on the staus of the other person?

They are not unspoken rules. It's called culture, but what you're describing is actually more related to biology than culture. All human societies use eye contact. The reason for this is body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

And no eye contact does not change based on the status of a person in America. In some other countries it may but it does not here. It's expected and required as a sign of respect for the person you're talking too. If you shy away from eye contact it usuasly indicates you're an insecure person.

I sometimes like eye contact but after long periods it might be werid.

body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

EMOEVOLUTION

If you can't look someone in the eye you aren't a man!aaronmullan

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body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

xaos

Would you be more emotionally scarred if I said I would whip out my penis opposed to if I actually whipped out my penis

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]

body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

orazinac

Would you be more emotionally scarred if I said I would whip out my penis opposed to if I actually whipped out my penis

I used to really have problems looking people in the eye but then my dad told me that if I couldn't learn how to do it, I'd never get a job. So now I have no problem staring anyone down.

I think it's quite important though, especially in job interviews. It's also just a good skill to have in general.

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]

body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

xaos

I second xaos.

[QUOTE="orazinac"][QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]

body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

xaos

Would you be more emotionally scarred if I said I would whip out my penis opposed to if I actually whipped out my penis

I can tell what people are think when I look them in the eye. Says a lot about a person. CleanPlayer

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]

body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

KOTORkicker

I second xaos.

I can tell what people are think when I look them in the eye. Says a lot about a person. CleanPlayer

What am I thinking about now?

[QUOTE="CleanPlayer"]I can tell what people are think when I look them in the eye. Says a lot about a person. Travo_basic

What am I thinking about now?

Obviously about Tool's album, Aenima

Monkeys consider eye contact offensive, and will rip your spine out if you do so. orazinac

thats when you tell the girl to have her boobs stop staring at your eyes.

I like it when people look at me when I'm talking to them.

Eye contact should not be forced....but someone avoiding eye contact is usually hiding something. Then too....eye contact with someone special is a good thing. Not that I believe in love or anything like that.:xLJS9502_basic

just lust :P

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Eye contact should not be forced....but someone avoiding eye contact is usually hiding something. Then too....eye contact with someone special is a good thing. Not that I believe in love or anything like that.:xPremier1101

just lust :P

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Eye contact should not be forced....but someone avoiding eye contact is usually hiding something. Then too....eye contact with someone special is a good thing. Not that I believe in love or anything like that.:xLJS9502_basic

just lust :P

ever get in trouble because of that?

For me personal.

I make eye contact with mostly everyone.

ever get in trouble because of that?

Premier1101

Eye contact is good for like job interviews and dates, but you definitely don't want to just stare the person down. They'll think you a bit creepy.jubino

thats my problem. I dont know if I have intense eyes or what, because I totally dont (though they are lovely!), but I think people get intimidated when I make eye contact with them.

Its like, I dont make eye contact they think I am a fat, antisocial buffoon...yet when I do make contact with them, I am a bully.

[QUOTE="jubino"]Eye contact is good for like job interviews and dates, but you definitely don't want to just stare the person down. They'll think you a bit creepy.mrbojangles25

thats my problem. I dont know if I have intense eyes or what, because I totally dont (though they are lovely!), but I think people get intimidated when I make eye contact with them.

Its like, I dont make eye contact they think I am a fat, antisocial buffoon...yet when I do make contact with them, I am a bully.

I've gotten that before too. At least when I'm not wearing my glasses, which the light glares off of so you can't really tell if I'm looking right at you anyway :P. I tend to wear them all the time now, because I'm pretty vain and I have dark rings under my eyes. No idea why though. I've had them since I was a kid. I went without them one day in high school, and some kid told me I looked like a racoon without them, and my teachers thought I was sleep deprived. Our lunch lady told me I should be more careful in football, cuz it looked like I had two black eyes. Oh well.

I always try to do it when I catch myself not looking in other people's eyes. So I'm guessing I do find it important because it shows respect and confidence. People have called me shy because I usually don't show eye contact so I try to do it as much as I can nowadays

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ever get in trouble because of that?

LJS9502_basic

ever get in trouble because you lust, but dont believe in love?

[QUOTE="KOTORkicker"][QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]

body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

HardQuor

I second xaos.

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body language is a much stronger form of communication than language is.

orazinac

Would you be more emotionally scarred if I said I would whip out my penis opposed to if I actually whipped out my penis