Comments on: Just Looking At You! http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/ I'm ALWAYS going the Wong way Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3583 Derek Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3583 Differentiating between the daydreamers and the starers is pretty tough. They can often be confused. Haha I like people watching, too! But I probably feel most comfortable doing it in highly public places where there are lots of people to watch. Nonetheless the people that I'm watching would probably think that I'm staring at them (and rightly so!) if they happened to look my way. I try to be less than obvious about it, and that's easier when it's a very public place because for all they know I could be looking at the person right next to them. Either I'm oblivious to people checking me out or...they just don't do it. Haha :D Differentiating between the daydreamers and the starers is pretty tough. They can often be confused.

Haha I like people watching, too! But I probably feel most comfortable doing it in highly public places where there are lots of people to watch. Nonetheless the people that I’m watching would probably think that I’m staring at them (and rightly so!) if they happened to look my way. I try to be less than obvious about it, and that’s easier when it’s a very public place because for all they know I could be looking at the person right next to them.

Either I’m oblivious to people checking me out or…they just don’t do it. Haha :D

]]> By: Ms.Q http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3569 Ms.Q Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:46:10 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3569 I've caught people staring at me but generally they don't KEEP staring they look away. If they look like they were daydreaming, that's one thing - they weren't really staring at me. I generally just smile and go back to what I'm doing. I like people watching and sometimes I may stare. If it's a guy and they catch me at it, I just hope they don't think it's because I'm attracted to them as this isn't always the case. Usually it's because they look interesting in some way. As for an attractive man staring at me? Uh...I end up being a bit clueless. I've had my mom or a friend say, "He's look at you." or I've had a guy tell me later, "Oh...I noticed you RIGHT AWAY." but they played it so cool I had no idea. I have to admit, I don't have much confidence in the "I'm all that" department! I’ve caught people staring at me but generally they don’t KEEP staring they look away. If they look like they were daydreaming, that’s one thing - they weren’t really staring at me. I generally just smile and go back to what I’m doing.

I like people watching and sometimes I may stare. If it’s a guy and they catch me at it, I just hope they don’t think it’s because I’m attracted to them as this isn’t always the case. Usually it’s because they look interesting in some way.

As for an attractive man staring at me? Uh…I end up being a bit clueless. I’ve had my mom or a friend say, “He’s look at you.” or I’ve had a guy tell me later, “Oh…I noticed you RIGHT AWAY.” but they played it so cool I had no idea. I have to admit, I don’t have much confidence in the “I’m all that” department!

]]> By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3549 Derek Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:03:40 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3549 Living in your own world is another solution! Haha staring a baby awake sounds like a pretty funny way to pass the time! Were you someone who babysat as a teenager as well? I'm sure that must have made for some interesting experiences! Living in your own world is another solution!

Haha staring a baby awake sounds like a pretty funny way to pass the time! Were you someone who babysat as a teenager as well? I’m sure that must have made for some interesting experiences!

]]> By: Jill http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3544 Jill Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:03:42 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3544 I never noticed this problem before, but then again, I tend to live in my own little world... I do remember when I first started babysitting (age 7), I would get left mostly with sleeping babies who I was convinced that I could "stare awake", knowing I'd be in trouble if I woke them up on purpose. I will say, it is occasionally possible to wake a baby by staring at him or her too hard! I never noticed this problem before, but then again, I tend to live in my own little world…

I do remember when I first started babysitting (age 7), I would get left mostly with sleeping babies who I was convinced that I could “stare awake”, knowing I’d be in trouble if I woke them up on purpose. I will say, it is occasionally possible to wake a baby by staring at him or her too hard!

]]> By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3516 Derek Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:59:24 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3516 Sounds like it happens to you more often than it should! Those seem like reasonable responses. I'd like to think that I'm not a rude person in general (and I try not to be), but I'd hope that I would be able to speak up if someone was staring. It's harder than it sounds! It doesn't happen all too often to me, but it did recently and it just made me realize once again how disconcerting it is! Sounds like it happens to you more often than it should!

Those seem like reasonable responses. I’d like to think that I’m not a rude person in general (and I try not to be), but I’d hope that I would be able to speak up if someone was staring. It’s harder than it sounds!

It doesn’t happen all too often to me, but it did recently and it just made me realize once again how disconcerting it is!

]]> By: Laurie http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3514 Laurie Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:47:00 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3514 Well I guess it primarily depends on whether I'm alone or with someone. Also, if its a situation where I can just get away from it. If I can, than I do. Otherwise, I try to ignore it and focus on something else but I have been known to ask if there is something a person needs, something disturbing them, that type of thing. I try not to be rude even though I think their behavior is rude. Well I guess it primarily depends on whether I’m alone or with someone. Also, if its a situation where I can just get away from it. If I can, than I do. Otherwise, I try to ignore it and focus on something else but I have been known to ask if there is something a person needs, something disturbing them, that type of thing. I try not to be rude even though I think their behavior is rude.

]]> By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3511 Derek Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:14:44 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3511 Thanks for the comment, Laurie! That's definitely true, it does depend in part on how well you know the person. So what do you usually do when you catch someone? Thanks for the comment, Laurie! That’s definitely true, it does depend in part on how well you know the person. So what do you usually do when you catch someone?

]]> By: David http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3509 David Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:09:58 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3509 In gradeschool if we caught people staring we simply responded "Take a picture it last longer" :-) In gradeschool if we caught people staring we simply responded “Take a picture it last longer” :-)

]]> By: Laurie http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3505 Laurie Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:44:57 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3505 Someone staring at me makes me self conscious. If I'm with a friend or family it might not bother me as much in fact, we'd probably laugh it off but when I'm by myself it really is an uncomfortable feeling. I'm not the type of person to blurt out a comment but maybe sometimes I should. Someone staring at me makes me self conscious. If I’m with a friend or family it might not bother me as much in fact, we’d probably laugh it off but when I’m by myself it really is an uncomfortable feeling. I’m not the type of person to blurt out a comment but maybe sometimes I should.

]]> By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3495 Derek Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:20:30 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/10/28/just-looking-at-you/#comment-3495 Haha well I suppose that would not be a bad thing. But it'd be nice to know it was that rather than a piece of food on my lip, wouldn't it? Besides, how often is that actually the case? Does that happen to you? Do you get admiring stares as you saunter by the menfolk? :P Haha well I suppose that would not be a bad thing. But it’d be nice to know it was that rather than a piece of food on my lip, wouldn’t it? Besides, how often is that actually the case? Does that happen to you? Do you get admiring stares as you saunter by the menfolk? :P

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