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minus-squareDelilah (She/Her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoSunglasses both protect you from the light (natural and otherwise) and hide the fact you’re not making eye contact (to an extent)
minus-squarenaeap@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI think it just makes eye contact easier. I can see the reaction in the eyes of the other one(s), but they can’t really see mine. So they don’t see, when I emotionally react to something - at least not as much. That’s were I thought the “confidence” comes from
Sunglasses both protect you from the light (natural and otherwise) and hide the fact you’re not making eye contact (to an extent)
I think it just makes eye contact easier. I can see the reaction in the eyes of the other one(s), but they can’t really see mine. So they don’t see, when I emotionally react to something - at least not as much.
That’s were I thought the “confidence” comes from