I think maybe she wanted you to either say something or stop looking at her because it was distracting her, not that she was annoyed that you were looking at her, because she did do the hair thing. Not long ago, I was at the grocery store and this man kept staring and staring and I finally scowled him straight in the eye and said \"What?!\" and he said, \"Oh, sorry, lady. You have beautiful eyes.\" If I hadn\'t been such a bitch, preoccupied collecting ingredients for a recipe and pressed for time, something could have happened there... Another time, I was sitting in a booth by the window of a restaurant by myself, and this man passed by, stopped and looked at me a second, I was deep in a daydream and smiled at him absent-mindedly, he walked on -- and in a minute, came back into the restaurant with a rose in his hand (from a street vendor nearby) -- handed me the rose, and said \"You look so lovely sitting there,\" and then ran off. I was too stunned to speak but I wish I\'d had the presence of mind to ask him to sit down. Maybe it was just a random act of kindness and he just wanted to give me a flower and go on about his business, but I still have that rose, and I certainly would have talked to him if he\'d wanted to talk. The point of the stories is to give you examples of openers. Next time, say something, MM! It doesn\'t really even matter what. If you\'re admiring her, tell her. I think her look directly at you was an unspoken \"What?!\" and your cue to speak. I was charmed by \"You look so lovely sitting there\" and \"You have beautiful eyes.\" Easy and direct, right?
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