Have you ever noticed someone openly staring at you? What do you do? Stare back? Avert your eyes? Smile, look away, and hope they stop staring?
During a short conference with three clients, one of them, a young woman somewhere around the age of 19 or so, kept staring at me. She wasn't just watching me as would anyone during a mutual discussion, she was intently watching me. I smiled and looked away, but I could feel her eyes fixed upon me, practically searing a hole through me. I became slightly uncomfortable, but remained perfectly poised. However, on the inside, she was starting to freak me out just a little. I couldn't help but to wonder what she was thinking as she stared. I had not eaten, so I knew I didn't have any spinach caught in my teeth. And, I was fairly certain that I had not sprouted horns overnight. I was even having a good hair day and behaving myself.
I'm not normally paranoid, but I got to wondering if she was a member of some freaky cult or something. Granted, my life isn't scintillating in the least, but my mother would miss me terribly, if I became a burnt offering.
I'm really curious as to why being stared at causes feelings of discomfort and suspicion/paranoia. I'm guessing humans went for a long time feeling like everyday prey, so this must be a prehistoric leftover.
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She had a crush on you! Testing to see if you would return the attention, thereby identifying yourself as a member of the same sex club. Don't ask me how I know this, I really don't! Except that I have lots of gay friends and the women, especially, they do different things to "feel" you out before embarrassing themselves.
ReplyDelete@Nikki -- No offense to the same sex club, but I am not a member. As most women, I have become accustomed to noted looks from men. But, I haven't learned the tell tale sign of that sort of womanly attention. I would think 19 a bit young for such aggression. But hey, what do I know about today's 19 year old chick?
ReplyDeleteMaybe she thought you are hot (you are, too) and wanted to tie you on like an oatbag to a horse.
ReplyDeleteI would just stare back and make a contest to see who would blink first.
Or maybe she is blind.
She knew eye candy when she saw it.
ReplyDelete:)
Hmm.. isn't 19 about the time you women "experiment" with... things?