I know I'm eye candy, but that's just rude

[Honest]

People stare at other people, that's a given fact. For a good amount of the population, staring is considered rude, and perhaps intimidating. What do you do when people stare at you? Do you stare back, or just pretend not to notice? What's your idea of staring in general?

 

[maccrash]

honestly, I'm gonna be real here, it totally depends on the person staring. usually I take it as a compliment regardless when it's someone of the Opposite Gender, but if I think they're cute I might flash a smile back or if I'm feeling particularly bashful I'll look down at the ground or something. I try not to do it to others that I don't know but sometimes my primal urges get the better of me and I find myself doing it anyway. I dunno.

 

[CoffeeDrink]

Make eye contact, at least. It bugs me when people don't look at me while I'm talking. I'm not 'staring' I'm making sure you can hear me you dolt. Staring? Doesn't bother me none too much, but sometimes I feel like they see something wrong with my attire. What if I spilled mustard on it? What if it's coffee? How am I going to get home?

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

I can tell expectant looks from creep stares. With the former I love to return fire with a smile, and I glare at those who do the latter.

I get a lot of looks from girls in public venues, like at service counters and things. I try to be polite, but usually don't show any fervent interest. Occasionally I'll get a look from a guy and I'm a bit more flattered at that as it doesn't happen often, but I act the same.

 

[Bounsweet]

I just ignore it. I haven't really noticed it much since I left high school, honestly. I mean yeah maybe a couple people in my college classes I've caught staring at me or someone or whatever, but it's not common. I felt like that's all everyone in my high school ever did was find someone to stare at for the whole class period lmao. I used to be paranoid about it because I didn't know why they would stare but I've since learned to just ignore it.

I do make eye contact with people a lot if I'm passing them in a hallway or something and will sometimes be like "how are you" but that's different.

 

[Bellsprout]

I look away. When I was really big people used to stare at me and I would see them make jokes with their friends and that really hurt me. I was too afraid to say anything to them so I started to just not look around when I was in public so I wouldn't see it and if I made accidental eye contact I would look away. But now people stare at me for other reasons and try to hit on me in public and that has taken a lot of readjusting. So I mean now I do go out and look all around and I'm not scared anymore, but I still haven't been able to master the "mutual hit on each other in public" thing. My friends tell me I should hold their eye contact and then they'll come up and talk to me, but I'm kinda scared ngl!!! Also I can be really oblivious to these things, like painfully so

 

[Belldandy]

If you're talking or addressing me, it's not staring, but if you're afar and staring at me intently, I'm going to feel slightly violated and nervous; almost like an infringement on my space. Mostly, I'll be wondering what you want, if you're going to follow me, if you're saying mean things about me, or if you're just going to hurt me.

It's also rude to stare :pink_nod: At least how I was raised. I daydream a lot, and it can be interpreted as staring, but in my daydream I'm blind so my eyes glaze over and can't see anything anyway lol

 

[gimmepie]

People stare at me?
I've ever noticed anyone paying me that much attention so I have no idea how I respond.

I'm guilty of staring though, not always at people mind you. I have a tendency to just fixate on something I find interesting and watch it until it moves or I have to - and sometimes that interesting something is a person.

I also do what Belldandy said, blank out and start daydreaming, which probably looks like staring. Honestly, I don't really know how I feel about staring... I'm indifferent I guess?

 

[Sirfetch’d]

I take it as a compliment if someone is staring at me unless it's some creepy old man who may or may not be someone I should fear in the parking lot. I stare at others as well, but I make sure I am not creepy about it :x

 

[Belldandy]

I also do what Belldandy said, blank out and start daydreaming, which probably looks like staring.

I'll honestly be writing something mid-sentence and just stop and my face'll go completely blank and I'll just be all o___o but I actually can't see and my mind is blank. It's like my brain just takes a "senses" break randomly. My boyfriend has to physically touch me (waving doesn't work; I don't see it!) in order to shock it away and then I'll go back to what I was doing as if nothing happened :pink_tongue: But I usually don't do it to people. Last time was in Grade 8, I think. Lately it's just walls. Lots'n lots of walls...

He always asks what I'm thinking so intently or daydreaming about, but my mind is honestly a blank slate when it happens.

 

[Foxrally]

If I'm wearing something really horrendous (which I am most of time), then I don't really care. Usually though I take it as flattery becuase the person took their time to look at the tall mess I am.

 

[Nick]

I put my arm out kind of like I'm a server and I have a tray in my hand and then I push my head forward a little with an expression that clearly reads "what do you want???????"

 

[Nolafus]

I guess I'm kind of used to it by now. Generally the only people who want coffee in the sea of people are the people who absolutely refuse to take their eyes off of you. Bonus points if they're smiling the entire time they're walking up as well. It's like some people make it a goal to be as creepy as possible when ordering coffee, haha.

 

[Lotus the Cat]

I am completely oblivious to people staring at me. I usually only know if someone has been staring at me when someone else points it out to me. It's probably a good thing, I think I'd get too self conscious if I knew people were staring at me.

I have to consciously force myself to maintain eye contact when talking to people as I often just start looking at random things.

I also daydream a lot so can glaze over like Belldandy (however without so much sensory loss!).

 

[d4rk]

I never really notice when I'm stared at so I guess it solves the problem quickly ~.~

 

[Astinus]

I'm so used to being stared at that I just continue on my way. Sometimes, if I'm following the person who stared at me, I briefly make a face at their back to amuse me. This way, if they turn back around, they just see me smiling at them.

I also tend to just fuzz out into my thoughts, and I gaze towards something while doing so. Not sure if one can really call that "staring" if my left eye is pointed directly at my nose.

 

[Sylphiel]

I'm always trying to never make eye contact with people, so I may or may not actually notice anybody staring at me. Not when I'm staring at the ground in front of me.

The moment I do notice: okay, awkward walking away. Don't look, don't stare back, just get out of there. But don't make it look like I'm trying to do so because that will just make it even more awkward.

 

[Shiny Bunnelby]

I don't mind eye contact while talking to people.

But if I catch someone staring at me, I immediately channel my inner Gloria Gaynor. At first, I'm afraid. Petrified, if you will. 9u9

 

[Legobricks]

People often stare at my car like they've never seen any product of its time, not so often me. If someone stares at me, I'll feel apprehensive of them shadowing or confronting me. I've found it to be a natural reflex (both in myself and others) to immediately look away if I'm staring at or past someone and they look at me; something I don't like, makes me look guilty when I'm not.

 

[Universe]

oh i just give em one of these right here:

i've not yet succeeded in courting a "staring" partner, but i think my technique is improving.