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Eye to uncomfortable eye

    Sometimes, it just doesn't feel right for me to look at someone in the eye. Primarily, around new people, I don't mind talking while looking at anything but them. Many people assume that I'm ignoring them, and hence, create a bad first impression towards them. Occasionally around people I know, friends being the most recent example, I tend to look away when I'm speaking. Taking last week into consideration, I was waiting for the city bus, swiftly looking in my pants for some pocket change to afford the ride, with my friend by my side. We were sitting, and the sunset was looking especially stunning. I kept staring westward while talking to my friends at the same time. To me, it felt like just a normal conversation, it felt quite comfortable. I didn't really see much harm, or really wrong with me talking without any eye contact. It feels much better than seeing others, which makes me feel quite uncomfortable. I also wasn't ignoring him either. While watching t