Super Awkward: Rearview Mirror Eye Contact
It’s true, random eye contact is almost always awkward. No matter the situation. With some waitress across a room. With your boss. With your best friend. Every time it happens its horrible. And usually accompanied by some head movements to try and mask it. A stretch. A look over the shoulder. But. The most awkward of all eye contact is creepy rearview mirror eye contact.
You’re in a car. You’re already a little pissed because you didn’t get shotgun. But whatever. So, you’re back there. The music is a little too loud but the people driving don’t realize that because it’s always louder in the back seat. So, you zone out. You start staring. Out the window. Straight ahead. And then it happens. The driver checks the rearview mirror and BANG. You’re caught.
You’re now the creepster in the back seat staring at the driver via mirror. It’s awful. And, after it happens, it severely limits areas you can check out. You now lose the entire cone of vision in front of you. You’re left to look down or left or right. Suck.
What’s worse is the intensity of the rearview mirror eye contact because it is literally just the driver’s eyes. It’s kind of dangerous. Thrilling. Dramatic. You and a pair of eyes. Locked. Together. So intense.
It’s gotta be the most awkward. Thoughts?
It’s eye contact. People need to learn to live with it.
That Jonas Wisser is a real boner. Am I right or what? I also suspect he is checking out way too many people via the rearview mirror.