From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 2/5/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #36] Eye Contact
"The eyes those silent tongues of love." - Miguel de Cervantes
Our eyes are the windows to our souls. The deepest level of communication is non-verbal. When we have eye contact with our partner and silently send loving thoughts, we communicate with their core essence.
Studies of gender communication indicate that men tend to have more difficulty with eye contact and are more comfortable sitting side by side rather than face to face. This is not an issue of right or wrong, merely an opportunity to work out a system that works best for you and your partner.
Public speakers are taught to maintain eye contact for four to five seconds with one person before moving on to someone else on the other side of the room. This is said to communicate believability. Eye darting or looking down at a script communicates lack of confidence.
Many of us probably heard from our parents, "look at me when I am talking to you" or "I can tell by your eyes that you are not telling the truth." As we move out of the romance stage of relationship, we may have a tendency to decrease our eye contact. Increasing the amount of time we look at each other may increase our loving connection.
Experiment - Sit in silence with your partner maintaining eye contact for at least a minute while repeating the affirmation.
Affirmation - You are pure love.
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