how important is eye contact?

[crudemood]

i was thinking about a conversation i was having with my friend the other day and i dont remember what it was but i was telling her something that really meant something to me but she didn't believe me because i was kind of nervous and avoided looking in her in the eye.

lets say you're telling someone something REALLY serious.. like it affect the both of you and you don't make eye contact, do you think the person will take you seriously?


on a scale of 1 to 10. how important is eye contact to you?

crudemood Reviewed by crudemood on 04-02-2007. how important is eye contact? i was thinking about a conversation i was having with my friend the other day and i dont remember what it was but i was telling her something that really meant something to me but she didn't believe me because i was kind of nervous and avoided looking in her in the eye. lets say you're telling someone something REALLY serious.. like it affect the both of you and you don't make eye contact, do you think the person will take you seriously? on a scale of 1 to 10. how important is eye Rating: 5

[Greenport]

10 all the way. You can tell how someone "is" by looking them in the eyes.

[potsmokingnome]

I agree eye contact means a lot to me! its very important to maintan eye contact if you want someoen to take you seriously. In my oppinion.

[slipknotpsycho]

i never look anyone in the eyes really... kinda fucks me in the end tho... try telling a cop you're not lying when you won't look in their face for more than 2 seconds and actually have them believe you... applies with parents, friends, family ect... so i'd say pretty important...

[smokeblunts3]

Eye contact is important but you can't tell if someone is lying or not by lookin in there eyes anyway.

Just because you don't keep eye contact with a cop it don't mean your lying but he would probly think you are anyway. I mean i would probly keep eye contact with a cop even if i was lying and everyone knows to look someone in there eye if you don't want them to think your lying but the cop must know that so either way unless the story is real good he would think you were lying right, eye contact or not? But eye contact deffently looks alot better then none in any situation.

[MrNiceGuy420]

eye contact is everything

[lazy smoker7]

i never look anyone in the eyes really... kinda fucks me in the end tho... try telling a cop you're not lying when you won't look in their face for more than 2 seconds and actually have them believe you... applies with parents, friends, family ect... so i'd say pretty important...

lol yea man I feal ya... i never really look any one in the eye and it always fucks me over also...

[MrNiceGuy420]

whenever i see a cop driving by i just look straight ahead and dont make eye contact..i try to make it look like i have no reason to be looking for cops

i dont have my lisence btw

[BlazinTreesX3]

I look everyone in the eyes and if someone is looking at me they look away first.. down here tho nobody looks theyre all so busy and such im from a medium town..

eye contact is important in life. stare a cop down with red eyes even...hwo do you know if u have red eyes..that is if ur pulled out of the c ar.. eye contact and a straight face goes a long way especially with glowing eyes.

[CanaDanKs Inc.]

10

The Truth is in the eyes 'cuz the eyes don't lie.


and for your information smokeblunts3, yes, there IS a way to detect a lie within the eyes.