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Jamesy
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22 Jun 2017, 1:27 pm

In terms of body language what is the difference between giving prolonged eye contact too someone if you don't like them vs giving steady unbroken eye contact to someone if you like/fancy them?

I think when you like someone they call it the 'intimate gaze' and if you dislike someone 'the aggressive gaze'

Perhaps some photo examples would help?



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22 Jun 2017, 2:53 pm

I think the difference can be either very noticeable or very subtle, depending on the person.


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23 Jun 2017, 11:22 am

The facial expression would be different. If it's someone you don't like it's angry, hostile or serious. If it's someone you like it's much softer likely with a bit of a smile. If it's someone you like your body would be more relaxed whereas if you don't like them you'd be more stiff/tense.