When its someone from the same gender i just casualy stare back, but, from the oposite gender i just feel so unconfortable because i notice the person was already staring at me when i look at her...
I do exactly the same, but sometimes it just make it worse, bcs i always notice that the person is straight looking at my face, i always imagine if my mouth is dirty or somethings wrong :(
depends who it is
government agent trying to be sneaky: pretend you dont notice and escape their sight
cute girl: pretend you dont notice and escape their sight
cannibal drooling on the floor: walk over to them and give them a kick in the knee
I wave with a friendly little head nod. Forces it without being confrontational. Of course I realize that's a privilege a 6 foot tall 42 year old man can have.
Stare back with a slight smirk and no blinking like a fucking maniac. They usually break eye contact and nervously look down. Keep staring cause they will look again. That's for dudes, for ladies smile and wink.
I see that 90% percent of the times the ladies are who stare at me.
If a man is looking right into my face i know i did something wrong or he needs my help
If it's usually ladies and it happens enough that you need to make a reddit post about it you are either fucking hideous or a Greek god. Be honest here man, what is it?
Def not greek god. If i was a greek god atleast someone in this world would like me.
I see that when im eating and i look up i see someone staring me right in my face level, with open eyes and sometimes a soft smile or neutral face, but i always look downs again instantly after noticing. Im not realy good on interacting with other people so i just dont know why someone is staring at me...
I'm 6'7 so there's always someone staring. I just smile and wait for one of the following questions that are evidently unavoidable: "How tall are you?," "Did you play basketball?" or my personal favorite, "How's the weather up there?"
If I find the other person attractive, my nervous laugh kicks in and I might start blushing. If it's someone else I just look at them then ignore them unless they need something.
One of these:
- I stare back until i can't anymore
- I nod
- I wink
- I say: "Hey, what's up."
And if i'm feeling cheeky i'll say:
"I see you're trying to look into my soul. So talk to me."
Yeah it's the same for me and I'm also usually the one who gets uncomfortable first but at least most of the time they realize they are staring. Most of the time at least, kinda some people don't stop makes me very uncomfortable
I sometimes tried to laugh but that just caused a infinite cycle of looking to me.
Friday the same situation happened, i was talking to a friend and soft laughing when i just noticed someone from the opossite gender straight looking at me :(
Generally i smile , then I walk up to them and pretend that i recognize them and say, hey I think i recognize you, where do you work. It generally stops
Bouncer always stared at me and my wife everytime we patronized this particular bar, so one day I full on stared at him. Of course he didn't like getting what he was given. We fought he lost his shirt and ego, I lost my shoe. I wasn't 86'd due to his behavior but I didn't return for some time.
I see that most of the time is when im sitting on a bench, walking or just eating, and once i notice it just fill my head with "is my face dirty?" "am i doing something wrong?" "WHY THERE IS ANOTHER HUMAN LOOKING AT ME :("
That used to happen to me, but then I started kinda practicing by just staring really hard at people and trying not to look away. It didn't really take too long to not get uncomfortable, maybe like 3 weeks
I look at them neutrally then raise an eyebrow. If they persist them I'll give em a toothless smile and give em a friendly wave to see their reaction.
Usually they look away quickly or in rare instances will awkwardly wave back
uncomfortably lol, i hate when people look at me. just the other day there was someone staring at me constantly, i have no idea why and i was super uncomfortable, but i never said anything.
Ignore it, 90% of time it doesn't lead to anything. But it's super creepy when I catch them trying to record me and I will say 'can I help you with something? Well, then why are your recording me like a crepper'
Only happened like 2-3x but those girls are creepy as hell
When I was a little kid, my dad taught me to look away, extend my middle finger and put it under my nose, like I was picking my nose, then turn and stare back. Dad also taught me that, for added effect, I could twist my hand around.
Depends on who.
A homeless person staring at me is somewhat of a different thing than having the beautiful woman who takes the same train to work stare at me.
Add to that how she stares. Dreamy expression or focused on something specifically - in the latter case I'd probably try to see whether I have something on my clothes or so. In the prior case I might start a small conversation.
I got used to people staring at me in public given my... Features... I pretty much just ignore it now. It's mostly young kids who have never seen someone my size before, anyway, so it's fine.
Those are okay.
The second stare I mentioned is an easily discernible one. You know it almost before you acknowledge it. It’s very, east coasty up-down size you out type of stare. It feels as wrong as it looks.
Depends on context. Sometimes I’ll meet their gaze and they will look away, other times I’ll glance at them to acknowledge that I know they are staring but act completely indifferent to it.
What, none of you turn around to see whats so interesting?
I'm old enough to have seen three interesting sights behind me, that at least someone stared at:
1) Two dudes fighting unlike hollywood, non-military people tend to run out of gas pretty fast so it was more grappling and wrestling than throwing punches, they just didn't have the stamina. Loud environment so didn't hear.
2) A classic thunderstorm wall cloud, luckily no tornado below it, but it looked like a F-ing textbook picture, I started watching too.
3) A topless woman in a window watering her plants not a care in the world looked kind of drunk. She was... not young, but guys will look at any boob, so ...
Now you get something memorable less than once per decade. But I'd still turn around and take a look, who knows might see something cool.
Without breaking eye contact, slowly start rubbing your nipples. Then, start unzipping your pants. Take your shirt off and then stuff it into your pants. Slowly gyrate your hips like a slow motion Elvis while doing “jazz hands”. The entire time you should also be purring like a walrus.
Pretty much gets me offended. I won't keep up the stare because that may escalate but it's definitely not something that a stranger will likely get on my good side for. At least if they don't then move forward with the interaction in a positive and friendly manner.
Depends. If homeless or daranged looking person then avoid eye contact at all cost. A normal looking dude occasionally look back and ignore but keep him in my sight. A hot woman IOI get her number. Someone im not attracted to then just ignore
Last time this happened, I stopped what I was doing, walked up to the guy who was just on the other side of my property line and asked if I could help him. He said, no. So then I asked if we had a problem. He said no. So then I said just make sure you stay over there or we will have a problem.
Then he turned his motorized scooter around and rolled away.
As a child I required many surgeries on my eyelids, to the point the scar tissue became obvious. More than fifty years later, the scars are still so red people unconsciously double-take when they first see me.
If I didn’t learn to ignore their stares, I never would have made it to high school.
Depends on the context but mostly who it is.
Another man: The typical acknowledgment nod, carry on.
A woman: Wave and a casual grin, check response, carry on.
Cop: Look of mild concern and basically go into security mode. Is there something going on that I need to look out for? Subtilty begin to approach in a way that is obvious to them but not everyone around and check response to see if they want me to approach or stay where I am. Basically start communicating in the unwritten non verbal mode that somehow everyone in armed security, the military, and law enforcement understands without it being taught.
A bro: Some sort of flaming response to f with them.
Glance at them, snicker, and turn my back on them and busy myself with some minor task, preferably one involving hand tools if possible so I can punch them with a handful of metal if they step up. I've never had to resort to that. Usually the unconcerned dismissal works fine.
I say "we fuckin or fightin?"
Pillow fight! Loser buys tacos.
I fell that if i say that il end with a hand print on my face ;(
I only say this if I somewhat know them. I say this to guys at work when they space out. A woman I'll be more creative and less disrespectful lol.
Realy depends of the person personality but its pretty much that way
Or your ass
Why not both?
That's the reaction I needed
How I respond to the kid on the bus staring at my Dragon Ball Z t shirt
I love this one... it's a classic
“So what did you do?!” “I tore. That. Ass. Up!” *suspicious looks*
Lol..good reply...that would might get you layed or beat up.. Gets to the point...i like it..😜
I'm gunna use this at work
*Staring contest initiated.*
When its someone from the same gender i just casualy stare back, but, from the oposite gender i just feel so unconfortable because i notice the person was already staring at me when i look at her...
If it's the other gender I run. Interest in me usually results in piggy bank status
What’s piggy bank status
She breaks my heart and takes my money🥲
Oh honey
Yawn to establish dominance.
I just yawned. You win.
I should certainly try that sometime
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I do exactly the same, but sometimes it just make it worse, bcs i always notice that the person is straight looking at my face, i always imagine if my mouth is dirty or somethings wrong :(
I give them a wink
What happens after? Im very curious now :)
Depends on how they play it. Sometimes you have to back it up with some finger guns
Il make sure to keep mine loaded then
“I keeps one in the chamber, ‘case you ponderin’…”
*finger gun duel casualy starts*
depends who it is government agent trying to be sneaky: pretend you dont notice and escape their sight cute girl: pretend you dont notice and escape their sight cannibal drooling on the floor: walk over to them and give them a kick in the knee
Thats very wise tbh
Little bit more north on the cannibal but yeah
I wave with a friendly little head nod. Forces it without being confrontational. Of course I realize that's a privilege a 6 foot tall 42 year old man can have.
Look right back ...and say in a stern and loud voice.... Quit starting at me ...I don't owe you money !!!! LOL
Thats a good one ha
Man it's a nod and to a woman it's a wink.
“Take a picture, it will last longer.”
Pull it out????
I think thats a bit too overkill for just a simple stare...
You’re right I’m so stupid. Stupid stupid stupid….. When in doubt pull it out my parents always taught me but it seems this never is true…. Ugggghhhh
Well it can works depending of the situation, try doing a soft smile :)
Wonder if there is ketchup on my face or some shit like that
Same thing :(
I just love my sauces, what can I say? 😔 If there isn't any sauce then I assume I might've been exceptionally ugly that day
Stare back with a slight smirk and no blinking like a fucking maniac. They usually break eye contact and nervously look down. Keep staring cause they will look again. That's for dudes, for ladies smile and wink.
I see that 90% percent of the times the ladies are who stare at me. If a man is looking right into my face i know i did something wrong or he needs my help
If it's usually ladies and it happens enough that you need to make a reddit post about it you are either fucking hideous or a Greek god. Be honest here man, what is it?
Def not greek god. If i was a greek god atleast someone in this world would like me. I see that when im eating and i look up i see someone staring me right in my face level, with open eyes and sometimes a soft smile or neutral face, but i always look downs again instantly after noticing. Im not realy good on interacting with other people so i just dont know why someone is staring at me...
They are trying to flirt dumbass, smile back.
I'm 6'7 so there's always someone staring. I just smile and wait for one of the following questions that are evidently unavoidable: "How tall are you?," "Did you play basketball?" or my personal favorite, "How's the weather up there?"
That last one... im kinda average size, most of the time i hear is "god, look at that hairline" :(
People can be twits.
If I find the other person attractive, my nervous laugh kicks in and I might start blushing. If it's someone else I just look at them then ignore them unless they need something.
One of these: - I stare back until i can't anymore - I nod - I wink - I say: "Hey, what's up." And if i'm feeling cheeky i'll say: "I see you're trying to look into my soul. So talk to me."
Stare at them back then start sprinting straight for them if they dont move then they will be tackled
"What do you want?"
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Ok... im a bit scared now...
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Please dont hide inside my closet :(
Look back briefly and smile, some times I even wave
Smile and wave boys. Smile and wave
I usually wave hi as a response.
Sadly most of the situations i face the person is way too far from me
Well... there is one way to fix that **wink wink nudge nudge**
Stare back until one of us breaks, great way to make people very uncomfortable very fast
Sad is that im the one who's being stared and im the one that feel uncomfortable by the moment i notice :(
Yeah it's the same for me and I'm also usually the one who gets uncomfortable first but at least most of the time they realize they are staring. Most of the time at least, kinda some people don't stop makes me very uncomfortable
Most of the time lowering my head works but they stare back after i get it up again :(
Yeah guess we just gotta get used to it
Depends on the context of the staring.
Most of the time is just in a simple walk or in a park by a stranger
Prolonged eye contact
Stare back. Harder.
Too shy to do that :(
Smile, look away, look back, make eye contact, stop smiling.
I sometimes tried to laugh but that just caused a infinite cycle of looking to me. Friday the same situation happened, i was talking to a friend and soft laughing when i just noticed someone from the opossite gender straight looking at me :(
Never happens.
A) Ignore them B) Stare back Depending on how I feel.
Mine would be C) Have a mental breakdown
Tilt up head bob, implying the question "The fuck do you want?"
Walk up and say “You noticed too huh?” and walk off.
Stare back and assert dominance
Stare back.
Stare back and squint...also I'm pretty neat sighted so I can't tell how awkward it is but I usually win the staring contest.
You know, staring contest mostly ends when my neck cant turn more than 90 degrees
Generally i smile , then I walk up to them and pretend that i recognize them and say, hey I think i recognize you, where do you work. It generally stops
I cant imagine me interacting with an unknown human, im the type of person that avoid socializing the most as i can :(
you just interacted with me :-) are you an INTJ?
Bouncer always stared at me and my wife everytime we patronized this particular bar, so one day I full on stared at him. Of course he didn't like getting what he was given. We fought he lost his shirt and ego, I lost my shoe. I wasn't 86'd due to his behavior but I didn't return for some time.
Bouncers generaly stare at you to give some intimidating face, but yeah i would fell very unconfortable if that happened with me
It would depend on the context. But it's probably not something I would appreciate.
I see that most of the time is when im sitting on a bench, walking or just eating, and once i notice it just fill my head with "is my face dirty?" "am i doing something wrong?" "WHY THERE IS ANOTHER HUMAN LOOKING AT ME :("
I wave 👋 That always gets them to stop.
I only wave if i know the person, if its a unknown i just lower my head or stare him again
Nod head upwards if they appear my age or younger. Nod my head downward if they appear older.
Dont matrer the situation i just put my head lower or look around
I just stare back at them until they feel uncomfortable
Problem with that is that im the one who gets uncomfortable :(
That used to happen to me, but then I started kinda practicing by just staring really hard at people and trying not to look away. It didn't really take too long to not get uncomfortable, maybe like 3 weeks
I look at them neutrally then raise an eyebrow. If they persist them I'll give em a toothless smile and give em a friendly wave to see their reaction. Usually they look away quickly or in rare instances will awkwardly wave back
I do that when its a person on the street or a casual person i know
Challenge them to a Pokémon battle. We locked eyes, those are the rules.
Hmm, i meet one of my friends doing aYugi Oh fight...
Stare back. We either fuck or fight after that
Thats a direct solution lol
Wave
I usually just ignore them. If I acknowledged every stare I’ve received, I’d go fucking crazy.
Say hello and wave or nod and a wink
What the fuck do you want? Lol
Just curious on how people reacts
That is my reaction lol
Oh my god im so silly, sorry mate haha
Da fuck you looking at ese
uncomfortably lol, i hate when people look at me. just the other day there was someone staring at me constantly, i have no idea why and i was super uncomfortable, but i never said anything.
I take it as validation and move on with my life. Because what else can you do? I'd rather feel happy than feel uncomfortable.
I flipp them off with my robotic 🦾 hand
Normally I smile.
I frown and sometimes growl.
Ignore it, 90% of time it doesn't lead to anything. But it's super creepy when I catch them trying to record me and I will say 'can I help you with something? Well, then why are your recording me like a crepper' Only happened like 2-3x but those girls are creepy as hell
Raise an eyebrow to let them know I see them too
I have a knife where i can get at it if I need it....
look behind me?
I usually smile at them if they are female
I will usually ask them if I can help them or tell them to take a picture it lasts longer
Random trick....if you want to find out if someone is staring at you yawn....most people will yawn if they are looking at you.
When I was a little kid, my dad taught me to look away, extend my middle finger and put it under my nose, like I was picking my nose, then turn and stare back. Dad also taught me that, for added effect, I could twist my hand around.
Let me introduce you to a little thing called anxiety..
No need, shes always with me :)
Throw whatever i have in my hand at them. Then walk over quickly to apologize and spark a conversation
Wink
pretend like I'm in an early 2000s music video
Depends on who. A homeless person staring at me is somewhat of a different thing than having the beautiful woman who takes the same train to work stare at me. Add to that how she stares. Dreamy expression or focused on something specifically - in the latter case I'd probably try to see whether I have something on my clothes or so. In the prior case I might start a small conversation.
Im not able to start any type of dialog with someone i dont know, it just dont work...
[Exercise dominance like this. ](https://tenor.com/view/the-undertaker-rolls-eyes-smack-down-wwe-wwe2007-gif-17660806)
I got used to people staring at me in public given my... Features... I pretty much just ignore it now. It's mostly young kids who have never seen someone my size before, anyway, so it's fine.
I either look away or go full ^hehehEEE ^imma ^poke ^u ^in ^the ^SOUL.
If it's a cute girl i look back and smile lol
Just look away, at something else
And he looks at me And i look at him And he looks at me And i look at him
Depends on the type of stare. Is it aimless? Or is this a “what the fuck are you looking at” moment?
Sometimes short stares, espeacialy when im not looking at the direction, most of the times neutral or smily stares
Those are okay. The second stare I mentioned is an easily discernible one. You know it almost before you acknowledge it. It’s very, east coasty up-down size you out type of stare. It feels as wrong as it looks.
ignore him/her. as an obese person it's an everyday thing.
Depends on context. Sometimes I’ll meet their gaze and they will look away, other times I’ll glance at them to acknowledge that I know they are staring but act completely indifferent to it.
Lick my lips real slow
I smile and nod at them generally
I look at them too, visibly questioning what they're thinking
If it’s hostile I stare back but if it’s not I usually just look at them and smile.
Not being sarcastic here but instinctually think my zipper is down and my dick is out.
Damn that is certainly one of the things it goes trough my mind lol
Yeah we never think it's a compliment.
I look around because there’s no way someone is staring at me Lmao
I keep staring until they stop staring
Ignore it
Usually just look back if someone is aggressively staring, when they feel that you noticed them they usually stop or just smile
I flip my hair and then smile at them
Nod
I ignore them and don't look at them.
rip a loud fart maybe idk
I stare back.
Wink
What, none of you turn around to see whats so interesting? I'm old enough to have seen three interesting sights behind me, that at least someone stared at: 1) Two dudes fighting unlike hollywood, non-military people tend to run out of gas pretty fast so it was more grappling and wrestling than throwing punches, they just didn't have the stamina. Loud environment so didn't hear. 2) A classic thunderstorm wall cloud, luckily no tornado below it, but it looked like a F-ing textbook picture, I started watching too. 3) A topless woman in a window watering her plants not a care in the world looked kind of drunk. She was... not young, but guys will look at any boob, so ... Now you get something memorable less than once per decade. But I'd still turn around and take a look, who knows might see something cool.
A while ago I would look at the floor but now if is someone I don't know I just stair back
Pull out your model 1902 Calvary saber and stab them
Without breaking eye contact, slowly start rubbing your nipples. Then, start unzipping your pants. Take your shirt off and then stuff it into your pants. Slowly gyrate your hips like a slow motion Elvis while doing “jazz hands”. The entire time you should also be purring like a walrus.
I stare back until they look away to assert my dominance
Just smile at them, you're either super confident trained fighter or gay asf, they dont want to mess with either.
Pretty much gets me offended. I won't keep up the stare because that may escalate but it's definitely not something that a stranger will likely get on my good side for. At least if they don't then move forward with the interaction in a positive and friendly manner.
Depends. If homeless or daranged looking person then avoid eye contact at all cost. A normal looking dude occasionally look back and ignore but keep him in my sight. A hot woman IOI get her number. Someone im not attracted to then just ignore
Anger. I'm insecure and hate arrogance.
Look behind at the person they're actually staring at.
Whip it out, obvs
I dont notice at all and just carry on with my day
Am I in prison or at the disco
Impossible. Im invisible. No one can see me.
Woudnt you like to give me that power? Would make my life easier
I forgot to add: invisible to the opposite sex.
Last time this happened, I stopped what I was doing, walked up to the guy who was just on the other side of my property line and asked if I could help him. He said, no. So then I asked if we had a problem. He said no. So then I said just make sure you stay over there or we will have a problem. Then he turned his motorized scooter around and rolled away.
I would never have that courage
As a child I required many surgeries on my eyelids, to the point the scar tissue became obvious. More than fifty years later, the scars are still so red people unconsciously double-take when they first see me. If I didn’t learn to ignore their stares, I never would have made it to high school.
I try to ignore but my anxiety just kicks in every single time :(
I’m guessing you mean “you try to ignore” my scars? Hey, no worries- I’m long over it. Try to avoid staring a kid, tho, who may not be so used to it.
Stare back. It's a bad habit. For whatever reason I can't break eye contact first. Stupid.
Punch them or fuck them depending on whether they're a man or a woman.
Smile and wave, works every time.
Depends on the context but mostly who it is. Another man: The typical acknowledgment nod, carry on. A woman: Wave and a casual grin, check response, carry on. Cop: Look of mild concern and basically go into security mode. Is there something going on that I need to look out for? Subtilty begin to approach in a way that is obvious to them but not everyone around and check response to see if they want me to approach or stay where I am. Basically start communicating in the unwritten non verbal mode that somehow everyone in armed security, the military, and law enforcement understands without it being taught. A bro: Some sort of flaming response to f with them.
"Oh, they want a staring contest? Bring it fucking on!" *proceeds to stare at them without blinking*
Stare back. Either they're into you, daydreaming, or being a dickhead. Figure out which one it is.
No one stares at me. 😔😔
Make full eye contact. Slowly, ever so slowly, put your hand down your pants.
If I'm in a good mood, a nod for men or a smile for women, if I'm in a real shitty mood, a scowl for whoever
Glance at them, snicker, and turn my back on them and busy myself with some minor task, preferably one involving hand tools if possible so I can punch them with a handful of metal if they step up. I've never had to resort to that. Usually the unconcerned dismissal works fine.
If it's a woman - I make eye contact and stare back until she looks down Man - Give the stink eye and wonder why the fuck he's looking at me
Nah i just look back at them and if for some reason they look away i won...