The Levels of Eye Contact

• The unconscious glance. Someone's eyes are coincidentally meeting yours for a moment, then continue wandering. This level of eye contact is neutral.
• The conscious glance. Your eye meets theirs, and they look away consciously, whether because of shyness, awkwardness, or disinterest.
• Glance and a half. A slight interest is conveyed. Someone holds eye contact with you for a split second longer than expected.
• Double glance. If you make eye contact and they look away, keep looking at them. Some will look a second time - a sign of physical interest.

• The gaze is when someone looks at you and keeps looking even after the typical "look away" moment. When undesired, this becomes the "creep stare." When desired, this is a clear sign of interest.
• The gaze plus a smile is a clear sign telling you they're interested.
• The dreamboat is when you wake up in the morning to someone staring at you with a dreamy smile. This happens when someone has fallen for you.

Eye contact is something you can practice and get good at.

• If making eye contact with strangers is too difficult, start with people you feel comfortable with. Learn to look into your best friend's eyes when they tell you about their day, not at their ears or the wall behind them.
• Another trick if you feel uncomfortable looking into someone's eyes is to stand a little further away. The closer you stand to someone looking at you, the less you're able to make eye contact.