I remember my freshman year of high school. A boy in my class would always stare at me, to the point my friends would notice. My friends and I then had this huge conversation on how “eye contact means he thinks your cute! Ooo he likes you! Blah blah blah!” Nothing ever came out of his staring, but through out the years, I’ve noticed many guys frequently staring at me.

Fast forward to today, I’ve basically come to the conclusion that I’ll never know the answer. I assume it means nothing until the man starts flirting with me or whatever.

Currently, a guy in one of my college courses frequently makes eye contact with me but looks away as soon as I notice. I’ve talked to him once, the first time I ever saw him, thought we had a good conversation. But we really don’t know each other that well. He’s closer with my two girlfriends and guy friend than he is with me, and he talks to them frequently.

One time we made eye contact in the hall, I smiled and said “hey how are you?” And he smiled and said “good” then quickly turned away. I’m good friends with his friend, and I was talking to his friend. I tried to include the guy who stares at me in the conversation, since he was smiling and laughing at our convo. But once I included him, he smiled but quickly looked away again.

So it seems as if he may be “shy”, but he’s actually really extroverted and talks to everyone. I’m kind of interested in him so maybe I’m really grasping at straws. Perhaps I said something rude when we talked and now things are awkward?? Maybe he likes one of my super extroverted friends? So many possibilities.

So does eye contact really mean anything? Or is my naiive high school self coming out from hiding?