According to Mark Manson, there are different levels of eye contact, and each has a different meaning. Eye contact is particularly important in the dating game because it uncovers how much someone might be attracted to you.
Of course, there are many other body signals to consider if you are serious about understanding whether you stand a chance with someone before you get in too deep.
The more information you have, the better because it seems to have gotten so complex, especially when your technological devices have taken the face-2-face interaction out of relationships.
We will investigate other signals that tell you whether you are on the right track a little later.
First, let’s uncover what you need to know about eye contact.
Prolonged Eye Contact Meaning
First Level – Intentional No Locking Eyes
This is where they are making a conscious effort to make sure they don’t make eye contact with you. If you happen to be in pursuit of intimacy and your guy or gal does this to you, they are basically telling you to take a hike without saying it.
You will find this level of eye contact abundant with guys who like to stare at sexy girls. When you are having a conversation with a girl and you notice she’s doing everything in her power to look anywhere but directly at you, it’s intentional and your cue to get lost.
Second Level – Zero Eye Contact That’s Not Intentional
When a girl isn’t looking you in the eyes and it’s not on purpose, it’s a signal she just doesn’t see you. It’s possible you are looking at her and she is focused on something else or her brain is in another orbit. Don’t laugh; it happens!
Perhaps they are just too busy, or you are not interesting to look at.
First Level – The Unconscious Glance
This is where you might be feeling her looking at you, but when you look over, she quickly looks away, even though this person doesn’t know they were looking at you. In a nutshell, it’s when their eyes are scoping the room and they happen to run into yours.
Understand, he or she doesn’t know they are doing this, and you don’t need to make anything of it. This is a neutral eye contact stance. Most people just aren’t paying attention to anything in particular when they are making this level of eye contact.
Second Level – The Conscious Glance
This is the first kind of eye contact where you may have made an impression on someone. In this zone, the guy or gal consciously looks away when you catch them looking at you. It is a positive sign. This person might be shy, feel awkward, or not be interested.
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