One of my friends has Aspergers, and she struggles with making eye contact, so I understand her difficulty and I give her a pass on this one. But not everyone has this diagnosis. Generally speaking, I notice a lot of people lack conversational skills. My theory is that social media has gotten us used to communicating alone on a screen and we're losing some basic social skills -- such as how to talk to each other in person.
Just last night I had dinner with a close friend who demonstrates this behavior over and over again. Her deceased husband did the same. I would never mention it. I believe they both have/had social anxiety. In any case, they can't control this behaviour. I never took it personally. It is their issue.
One of my friends has Aspergers, and she struggles with making eye contact, so I understand her difficulty and I give her a pass on this one. But not everyone has this diagnosis. Generally speaking, I notice a lot of people lack conversational skills. My theory is that social media has gotten us used to communicating alone on a screen and we're losing some basic social skills -- such as how to talk to each other in person.
Just last night I had dinner with a close friend who demonstrates this behavior over and over again. Her deceased husband did the same. I would never mention it. I believe they both have/had social anxiety. In any case, they can't control this behaviour. I never took it personally. It is their issue.