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Is there such thing as too much eye contact?

Too much eye contact can also make us uncomfortable and people who stare without letting go can come across as creepy. As well as sending our brains into social overdrive, research also shows that eye contact shapes our perception of the other person who meets our gaze.

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You’ve doubtless had the experience when, across a noisy, crowded room, you lock gazes with another person. It’s almost like a scene out of the movies – the rest of the world fades to grey while you and that other soul are momentarily connected in the mutual knowledge that they are looking at you and you at them. Of course, eye contact is not always so exciting – it’s a natural part of most casual conversations, after all – but it is nearly always important. We make assumptions about people’s personalities based on how much they meet our eyes or look away when we are talking to them. And when we pass strangers in the street or some other public place, we can be left feeling rejected if they don’t make eye contact. This much we already know from our everyday experiences. But psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying eye contact for decades and their intriguing findings reveal much more about its power, including what our eyes give away and how eye contact changes what we think about the other person looking back at us.

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For instance, a recurring finding is that gazing eyes grab and hold our attention, making us less aware of what else is going on around us (that ‘fading to grey’ that I mentioned earlier). Also, meeting someone’s gaze almost immediately engages a raft of brain processes, as we make sense of the fact that we are dealing with the mind of another person who is currently looking at us. In consequence, we become more conscious of that other person’s agency, that they have a mind and perspective of their own – and, in turn, this makes us more self-conscious. You may have noticed these effects particularly strongly if you’ve ever held the intense gaze of a monkey or ape at a zoo: it is almost impossible not to be overcome by the profound sensation that they are a conscious being judging and scrutinising you. In fact, even looking at a portrait painting that appears to be making eye contact has been shown to trigger a swathe of brain activity related to social cognition – that is, in regions involved in thinking about ourselves and others.

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How do you tell a girl you like her with eye contact?

Let her be the first to break eye contact. This will communicate that you are interested in speaking to her. Keep smiling with open body language so she knows this is a friendly look, not a threatening stare. The longer she maintains eye contact, the more likely it is that she may be interested in meeting you.

The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, examination, diagnosis, or treatment. You should always contact your doctor or other qualified healthcare professional before starting, changing, or stopping any kind of health treatment. This article was co-authored by Christina Jay, NLP . Christina Jay is a Matchmaker and Certified Life Coach based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Christina is the founder of Preferred Match (preferredmatch.ca), her matchmaking service that finds love for successful and elite individuals. She has over 10 years of coaching experience, earned her NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) certification through NLP Canada Training, and has a BA in Business Administration from Brock University. This article has been viewed 401,608 times.

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To make eye contact with girls easier, practice by making eye contact with your friends, and even with strangers. Start out by looking at the top of someone’s nose, right between their eyes, and maintaining “eye contact” for 2-3 seconds. Once you’ve gotten the hang of it, try direct eye contact. Then, when you see a girl you’re interested in talking to, glance casually in her direction a couple of times to see if you catch her looking back. If she looks your way, smile gently, and hold the eye contact until she looks away. For some tips on practicing your eye contact while watching TV, keep reading!

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