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Have you ever had a guy stare at you?
You’re on the bus, in Starbucks, and he is staring intently at you.
He’s not saying anything but still stares at your presence.
You think no one else notices him doing it, but they do. When it becomes uncomfortable, what should you do?
This is a perplexing question, and I will try to help you solve this puzzle. Let’s jump right in.
1) He is in love with you
A man likely stares at you because he has feelings for you.
You can’t do anything except stare back into his eyes. He will pick up on your interest, and soon it will be a game of who will stare at the other longer.
Staring is an opportunity for you to develop a bond with him.
Your best bet for this situation is to go along with the staring contest and be the one who makes eye contact first.
This is a great way of attracting a guy and getting him to like you because he will have no idea what you are doing.
2) He wants to talk with you
If a man is paying you attention, he probably wants to talk with you.
It is a bit odd that he would stare at you so intently, but he might just be interested in what you’re doing.
He is trying to make a connection with you, and if you are interested or not, then he will move on or develop the bond further.
If you are interested, show him that you would like to know more about him and ask him something that you are particularly interested in.
This will make the situation a bit more comfortable for both of you.
If he initiates the conversation, then you can either ask him something funny or answer his question in a clever way.
In case you are like-minded, you will have plenty of topics to talk about, which can be the beginning of something new.
3) He is just being friendly
A man might stare in your direction as a way to be friendly.
Often, people try to make eye contact with other people thinking that if the other person does it first, then they will have a better chance of making a connection with them.
In most cases, there is no reason to be alarmed, and you should try to continue your conversation with the person as usual.
If you do this frequently and he keeps trying to make eye contact with you, then it might be an indication that he may want something else from you or wants you to know him better.
He may just be looking for a friend and likes the way you talk to him. Try to be nice to him and simply offer help if you notice that he is truly struggling with something.
It can just be a hard day for him.
4) He is trying to get to know you
Paying close attention to you is a way that a man will try to get to know you from afar.
This is probably the most common reason why a guy stares at you. He is trying to get to know you, and you’re just yourself, so he looks at you intently.
This can be uncomfortable because you don’t necessarily want him to know everything about you, but it gets more comfortable when he asks questions or makes small talk with you.
People are sometimes very lonely for a long time, so perhaps he is surprised by his desire to get in touch with you and get to know you better.
Make eye contact with him, smile, and make sure that he knows you are very interested in him.
5) You remind him of someone
A man may stare at you because you look terribly familiar.
Have you ever had a situation where you met a guy, and he stared at you as he knew you from somewhere?
This can be odd, but it is highly possible that the guy is trying to recall where he’s seen you before.
Perhaps his mother or sisters have the same hair color or personality as yours? If so, then this might be why he’s staring at you: You look like his mother or sisters!
6) He likes something about you
It is possible that he just stared at you because he likes your sunglasses or the way you style your hair.
You might not even realize it, but someone else can tell what you might like about yourself.
It’s actually a good idea to tell him directly, “I like my sunglasses, do you?” or “I like my hair in this style, do you?” This will help him decide if he wants to continue talking with you.
It can be a great conversation starter and give him a good idea of what you think about him. This is probably one of the most normal reasons why someone stares.
He is just trying to get a better look at you and see if he recognizes you or something about you, like your face or voice.
Sometimes, people can stare at someone for weeks with no reason other than curiosity to see if they will recognize them, such as your name or where they went to school.
7) He is shy or up-tight
If a man is staring at you, it can be a sign that he is attracted to you but too shy to admit it.
If the person is shy, then he might just need more time to warm up to you, and if the person is really shy, then it is a good idea to let him/her know that you are interested in them.
You can make a funny comment about how uncomfortable he feels or just tell him that you are interested in talking with him. If he wants to talk, he will say something.
If not, then don’t pressure him into talking. This is always tricky because he may feel even more confused.
Try to assess the situation and see what kind of approach would be the best. In case you don’t click, that is fine too.
8) He wants you to know he is interested
If a man is staring at you he is likely sending a message that he is interested in you.
This one is a bit tricky. He doesn’t have to stare at you the whole time, but if he does it more than once, then you can be sure that he’s very interested.
It seems like a good idea for him to say something to you if this is the case, and it will allow both of you to talk and get to know each other much better.
Guys are pretty much afraid lately to be honest about their feelings because social media have made such an enormous impact on everyone.
It is so important to approach the situation calmly and considerately because he really might be afraid that you won’t like him or be interested in him.
Sometimes, you might even want to play it off by saying something like, “oh, I’m sorry I didn’t see you there. Are you lost?”
This is a way for him to know that you are ok with it.
What can you do?
Whatever the reason may be for staring, it is necessary for you to know that you are in control of the situation.
If he is interested in you, then he will speak to you or ask questions about yourself, but if it doesn’t happen, don’t worry.
If he stares at you for a long time and does not talk to you, then it is possible that his interest has waned.
The way I see it, it’s always better to be honest with yourself than try and make a situation more complicated than it needs to be.
So you really have two choices:
1. You can always walk away from an uncomfortable situation and keep in mind that you don’t have to read his mind.
If you decide that you don’t like him, then you won’t have any problems in this situation. When in doubt, just use your gut instinct and go with it.
2. Or you can make a move.
Being proactive will help to clear the air of any confusion. If you find this man equally attractive or intriguing, you can let him know. It’s a good idea to suggest that you two can get together and get to know each other in a more personal way.
If he is not interested in you, then don’t worry. You haven’t lost anything. You’ve only just met.
But perhaps there is something more to consider.
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If you have recently noticed a guy stare into your eyes and not look away you’re probably wondering why he did it and what it might mean.
This post will help you figure out why a guy might stare into your eyes without looking away and to help you to make sense of it in real-time in the future.
So, what does it mean when a guy stares into your eyes and doesn’t look away? Possible causes of a guy staring into your eyes and not looking away are that he is attracted to you, being dominant, annoyed with you, mirroring your own body language or that he does it naturally.
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Since there are actually a number of reasons why a guy will stare into your eyes and not look away it is important to consider the context of how he did it and the body language he showed.
By doing so you’ll be able to get a better idea of the reason that he stared into your eyes without looking away.
Reasons a guy stares into your eyes and doesn’t look away
Each of the different reasons why a guy will stare into your eyes without looking away will likely come with a number of clues in his body language.
Below, I will show you a number of reasons why a guy will stare into your eyes without looking away and the body language signals to look for with them.
He is attracted to you
If a guy stares into your eyes and doesn’t look away and he doesn’t do it with other women then it would be likely that he is attracted to you.
If he is attracted to you then it would be likely that he would show you a number of other signals of attraction in his body language and behavior.
These signals can include:
- Touching you more frequently than he does with other women
- Asking you more questions than the people around you
- Having dilated pupils when he is staring at you
- Standing close to you when he stares into your eyes
- Mirroring your body language
- Laughing and looking to see if you are also laughing
- Blinking more than usual
- Getting anxious when you’re around other men
- Pointing his feet at you even when you’re not directly in front of him
- Asking your friends about you
- Standing near you when in a group
- Showing signs of being nervous when with you
- Looking at your lips occasionally when talking to you
He was being dominant
Holding eye contact for longer than normal is something that people will often do when they are trying to be dominant.
It might be the case that he stared at your eyes without looking away because he was trying to show his authority.
If this is the case then it would be likely that he also squinted, tightened the lips and tensed the jaw slightly.
Other signs of dominant behavior can include:
- Touching the people around him
- Putting his hands and feet on things that aren’t his
- Taking up lots of space
- Standing and sitting with a stance that makes him appear larger
- Showing vulnerable areas (implies that he is not concerned about danger)
- Interrupting people
- Talking over people
It could be the case that he shows dominant behavior but he is also attracted to you. If that is the case then it would be likely that he would also show numerous signs of attraction.
He wants more than just a friendship
If he is your friend then holding eye contact with you for longer than usual would imply that he wants to be more than just friends with you.
If that is the case then it would be likely that he would get anxious when you’re around other men, get defensive when other men are around and that he would have dilated pupils when he is with you.
It would also be likely that he would show numerous other signals of attraction in his body language when he is around you but you haven’t picked up on them.
He was mad
The reason that he stared into your eyes without looking away could be that he was mad at you.
This would be more likely if you recently had some kind of argument with him or if something happened that might have made him get annoyed with you.
If he was mad it would be likely that he would show it in other ways as well which can include:
- Avoiding you
- Giving you short answers
- Pointing the feet away from you
- Squinting
- Tightening the eyebrows
- Tightening the lips
- Clenching the jaw
- Crossing the arms and legs
He was mirroring your own body language
If you both hang out with the same people then he might have actually been mirroring your own body language.
This is because guys (and girls) will mirror the people around them when they are trying to fit in with a specific group of people.
Mirroring can also be a sign of attraction. If he was doing it due to being attracted to you then it would be likely that he would show it in his body language.
If he was mirroring you then he would likely mirror you in multiple other ways as well which can include:
- Touching you back when you touch him
- Showing similar facial gestures to you
- Smiling in the same way that you do
- Talking at a similar pitch to you
- Standing in a similar way as you
He is developing feelings for you
When a man and a woman are falling in love they will begin to do something called “mutual gazing” which is where they stare into each other’s eyes without looking away for long periods.
If you have been dating him for a while and he has begun to hold eye contact with you for a lot longer than usual it would suggest that he is developing feelings for you.
Consider your relationship with him
If you have been dating him for a while and he has started to look into your eyes and he doesn’t look away for long time periods it would be likely that he wants more from the relationship.
If he has been your friend for a while then it would be likely that he secretly finds you to be attractive.
If it was a guy that you haven’t met before then it could be the case that he was doing it on purpose to try and make you find him more attractive, that he was attracted to you or that he had a dominating personality.
Think about what his normal body language and behavior looks like
If you notice that he tends to hold eye contact with other women for a long time and he doesn’t change his body language much when around you it would suggest that he naturally does it. It could be that he has a more dominant personality or that he is more on the flirtatious side. It would depend on the body language that he shows.
Whereas, if he only seems to do it with you and his body language changes when he notices you it then it would be more likely that he does it for one of the reasons mentioned above.
Draw conclusions from groups of body language
Since single body language signals can have multiple different meanings it would often be unreliable to draw a conclusion from a single body language signal.
This is why it would be more reliable to draw a conclusion from multiple body language signals that are all pointing towards the same meaning.
This means that if he stares into your eyes and doesn’t look away and he also shows multiple body language signals of domination it would make it more likely that he’s being dominant.
Whereas, if he shows multiple signs of attraction it would make it more likely that he’s attracted to you.