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Lets talk eye contact. I am a shy person and eye contact with random people just doesn’t happen for me. Being noticed or put in the center of attention, gives me anxiety. I’ve learned to make eye contact with people when needed but I wont go out of my way to make unnecessary eye contact. So here is my story about my Vegas trip.

So my BFF bought tickets to a male strip show. NOT magic mike but like it. We were in the second row but unless you had dollars in the air you were safe from being part of the show LOL… or so I thought…..at first look I was like ok half naked muscle men that can dance nice. Honestly was so freakin nervous because I wasn’t sure what to expect because it was different and normal strip clubs just isnt appealing to me because a random wiener being dangled in my face with a sweaty body attached just doesn’t do it for me. So i noticed one of the guys looking in my direction but I assumed it was just someone behind me or he was just looking off stage, but the BFF was like girl, are you seeing this? He is straight up staring in your direction like a lot. So then I was trying to look but not look, if you know what I mean. But somehow, our eyes made contact and I could NOT look away, he smiled and I smiled back. Well it was the end of the show and he pointed and smiled at me, and started coming over and did his lap dance thing, kissed my cheek and moved on. I wasn’t even holding money up or anything like they said to do if you wanted a dance. Afterwards you can take a picture with the guys and such which we did and he made the comment that one of the other girls said he should have spanked me and I laughed and said well why didn’t you? wow not sure why that came out of my mouth lol. They have a meet and great at the bar across the way and because we were in Vegas why not just go for a drink. Well he never came to our table to talk to us so we just left no biggie. BUt the whole night all I could think about was his staring. I just chalked it up as me over analyzing. My BFF decided we should totally go again because there really wasn’t anything else to do or that we wanted to do.

Well we saw this guy before the show and he remembered me and said oh your back again? I was like of course! Well it was second row again but the other side. He was acting like he was looking for someone and then this time looking at me again. My BFF was like dang. This time we had bills and were getting lap dances from the guys just having fun. Went to the bar after the show again and this time sat in the front so he saw us. He sat down at the table and was chatting with us a bit and I couldn’t help but make eye contact with him and not like a quick contact look, it was like staring into each others eyes, to the point I’m pretty sure he saw my soul LOL….he didn’t stay and talk long, he went to the bar and started chatting with beautiful ladies dressed in bodycon short dresses and never looked at us again. My BFF was like holy crap you guys were basically eye fucking.

My lame story but I’ve chalked it up to he is a performer/entertainer, no reason to overthink the eye contact. It’s their job to make people feel good I suppose. But for me to make that kind of eye contact was insane and never felt what ever it was that I felt.

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March 27, 2018

Hi, yesterday I wrote on my prosebox about eye contact and what happened to me. I am 66 and find myself single. Went on dating site, met a man. What might be considered risky, stayed over and next day he mentioned that the way I don’t keep eye contact when I am talking to him, makes him feel I don’t want to be there. I looked at him when he talked to me, I started off looking at him when I was talking, but my eyes drifted away. I felt the same way about him seeing my soul like you said. I took what he said onboard and made the effort to hold eye contact, which is more difficult because I have a nerve problem which causes a slight twitch. Afterwards I googled, not looking at someone while speaking and there at lots of reasons. His comment upset me and I saw it as control and manipulation and actually quite rude and selfish, putting his own feelings ahead of the hurt I might feel. I have written to him and said how I feel and what I wish I had said and I won’t be seeing him again.