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Here’s When Eye Contact Gets Awkward

News admin1 · February 23, 2026 · Comments off

Eye contact can be a tricky thing. We’ve all had that experience of holding a gaze for a beat too long, and having a normal encounter suddenly become awkward. Being unable to catch someone’s eye can be equally uncomfortable. So how long should you hold eye contact? A new study reveals that the happy medium between “Why won’t you look my in the eye?” and “Stop staring at me!” is only a few seconds — 3.3, to be exact. The study, published July 6 in Royal Society Open Science , points out that eye contact is an important facet of... Continues…