Eye contact plays a crucial role in romantic attraction between men and women
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 83/100
Empirical studies using eye-tracking technology demonstrate that eye gaze and visual attention play a significant role in signaling and differentiating romantic intentions and attraction.
Evidence for · 2
Love is in the gaze: an eye-tracking study of love and sexual desire.
2014 · cited by 18
Demonstrates that eye gaze patterns actively differentiate between love and lust during interpersonal interactions.
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What captures women's visual attention and what they remember in romantic encounters: eye-tracking metrics and self-reports.
2026 · cited by 0
Shows that visual cues and eye-tracking metrics, particularly regarding faces and eyes, play a central role in romantic encounters and attraction.