I'm generally just very curious as to who everyone is and so I usually always look unless I'm distracted. It blows my mind when people can walk down the street and not look (not in a bad way, i just could never)
I generally enjoy being friendly. Thatโs how I see eye contact at that point in my life. I am extra mindful of it now that I have kids because I want to model that for them. Sometimes, I just want to be left alone tho and I project that with my energy. Eye contact is not uncomfortable for me at all. Iโm pretty good at reading the vibe and skedaddling if necessary. I have a problem thoโฆ I canโt see anyone clearly at a certain distance. I really should wear my glasses daily, but I donโt. I just be staring then hit em with the white person smile ๐
something/anything happens in public, and you glance over to the closest/whoever person next to you, and it's a "did you see that" kind of eye contact that incites an emotional response, sometimes leading to a conversation, sometimes just a smile, the kind of connection that can spontaneously turn the mood of a day around and i find that so so fun and beautiful
