Eye Gazing Parties: Are They for You?

I'm all for staring into the eyes of someone you love. Sharing that gaze can make wonderful feelings run through you. However, this gaze is not usually meant to last very long. What about if you were doing this with a complete stranger? Would you feel comfortable staring into the eyes of a stranger for two minutes without saying a word?

This staring happens for singles at Eye Gazing Parties. For an allotted amount of time, singles gaze into each others eyes without saying a word while music plays in the background. Each session usually lasts about two to three minutes per pair. After the staring portion is over, you can talk to the person who got your attention. Just imagine it like speed dating without the talking.

A man named Michael Ellsberg started this interesting dating party in New York. After studying dance, he realized that the importance of eye contact on the dance floor can also be used for dating. The Eye Gazing Parties are meant to be fun, interesting and intense. Whether or not it's something you would be interested in is another story.

I remember playing the staring game as a child. It's the game where you and your friend sit across from each other and stare into each other's eyes until someone blinks. I always lost at this game. I would always start to laugh in less then a minute or I would get bored and lose interest and just blink. If I were single, I wouldn't consider doing this. I would burst out in a fit of laughter seconds into it. Either that or I would be incredibly creeped out.

Everyone has been on the singles scene at one point or another. The first time you meet someone is usually included with questions of "Where do you work?", "Where do you live?", and "Where are you from?" which are questions that, while important, aren't going to usually trigger that earth shattering connection. Singles get tired after awhile of hearing the same starting conversations over and over again just with different people.

Maybe there is something to this Eye Gazing Party. After all, you're supposed to be able to tell a lot about a person from their eyes. Many people consider their eyes to be their best feature, not only because of the beauty of them but because they're very telling of the persons personality. If you're single, you never know if this could work for you unless you try it. It may be worth the shot. Look on the bright side, you don't have to listen to a bunch of boring conversation. However, if you're going to stare at the other person and burst out laughing you may want to reconsider doing the Eye Gazing Party. At the end of the night, you don't want to have to approach a bunch of people of the opposite sex explaining why you laughed in their face.