u/Outrageous_File5020

Ugh i hate this question because it’s so broad. How do you guys answer this?

Why?

I have a few people in my life who do this. They completely turn their head/eyes or body while having a conversation with me. So then i mirror them by looking else where while they are talking. So now its 2 people looking completely different directions while having one convo. It makes me so disinterested and kind of plan my exit.

Am I missing something? Do these people want to be looked at while talking? Do they want me to look away so they can look at me? Do they have anxiety of being seen by me (or anyone)?

And i can hold eye contact but I’m also mixing it up and looking else where too and then coming back for eye contact. I’m not creepily staring into their soul.
And whats more if i do this long enough where I don’t look at them, then they will seek out eye contact. Position their body in my view point or gesture unnecessarily to get my attention back on them.

Anyone have this experience? How can I understand this?

Meanwhile my neighbor (complete stranger) who I met for the first time in 2 years, could hold perfect eye contact.

Currently pursuing my license and just wondering how people find someone to work for after their license.

I see some cars who have no problem being the leader in line of cars but for some reason it just weirds me out. Like if something were to happen I feel like I would get the most hurt. They aren’t even tailgating, its just I don’t want anyone in my rearview and ai automatically do anything to not have anyone in my rear view like ever if I can help it. Most cars will pick up the hint and stay pretty far back. I’m not talking about busy city streets more like rural back ways or country roads. On the highway I’m the same way. I don’t want to be like this. How can I change my perspective? Anyone can relate to this? I don’t want to be the douche bag and I always get off to let everyone go, but i want to just be cool being the leader and just mozzy along. I’m usually the car lone in the back watching the line of cars and try to get distance from them.

I feel like when I’m just trying to have a little solitude in public spaces it’s like people start noticing and don’t like that somehow I stand out being alone. Or an invitation to come up and start mindlessly engaging. I don’t mind people passing by, but its the people who deliberately try to get attention or want to take up the same space you’re in. I’ll have a car pull up randomly or a group of people who decide to start yelling a convo right next to me. It’s like they get offended that I dare to just want to be alone.

I just want to be alone to admire the world and the people in it without having to always interact with others every time.