Post #501124 by woofmutt on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 12:57 PM

Have you ever had a conversation with someone, standing directly in front of you, and they never look you in the eye? Always looking about a foot away from your face? As if there is somebody else there?* -Jungle Trader-

In that case it's usually some eye thingmajig that makes it look as if they aren't looking at you when in fact they are. Or it's me trying to bug you.

The humorous interaction that has happened to me more than a few times is I'm talking with someone at a show or party and he/she/they keep glancing over my shoulder then suddenly says or "Hold on a sec..." and walk off. For the rest of the night.

I admit that there are far more interesting, cooler, and definitely sexier people to talk to than myself, so I can understand someone leaping at a chance to stand by another person who is not me. It's the pretending to be interested or that they'll be popping back over that I find annoying.

Much better was the couple who just turned their backs on me mid-sentence and walked off. While others might have considered such behavior rude to me it plainly said "You're boring and we don't want to talk to you."

Online interaction is the best. Online you either read someone's words or you don't. No pretending, no autograph signing, and no wondering "Did he catch me rolling my eyes when he started talking about the t-shirts he has for sale?"