COMMUNICATION: How To Flirt, Start Conversations And Keep Them Going? In Depth Guide to Approaching, Flirting and Dating | Page 44

direct eye contact will be intermittent, rarely lasting more than one second. When your target has finished speaking,
and expects a response, he or she will look at you and make brief eye contact again to indicate that it is your turn.
The basic rules for pleasant conversation are: glance at the other
person's face more when you are listening, glance away more
when you are speaking and make brief eye contact to initiate
turn-taking. The key words here are 'glance' and 'brief': avoid
prolonged staring either at the other person or away.
The most common mistake people make when flirting is to
overdo the eye contact in a premature attempt to increase
intimacy. This only makes the other person feel uncomfortable,
and may send misleading signals. Some men also blow their
chances by carrying on a conversation with a woman's brea