• Laurel Raven@lemmy.zip
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      A friend/co-worker has a trick he uses that I thought was pretty clever, though it only works if you’re nearsighted: he takes off his glasses so he can’t see your eyes but looks like he’s making eye contact

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      Then you notice how far apart their eyes are or there’s a zit there or they’ve a faint monobrow and you wonder if they’ve ever considered shaving it and you just missed most of the last five things they said.

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        I usually pick something on the wall just to the side of their head and then I get too focused on that and then the conversation is over and I have no idea what just happened.