Is it normal that i can't look anyone in the eye?

I have a relative that is like that, but everyone assumes she has bad manners or is too lazy to interact with others. What's really weird is, in her mind, it's everyone else who has the problem. She believes everyone is ignoring her. It's difficult to get her to stop watching the TV when she has company over and she will keep watching it even if you are talking to her.

There is lots of information out there, like books and websites, that can help you learn how to act normally in social situations, including eye-contact. Unless you enjoy knowing that people think badly of you because you can't make a normal amount of eye contact, you might want to start doing everything you can to overcome this.

From what you said, it seems like you don't have much self confidence (even though it might not seem like it). Looking people in the eyes is a very intimate thing, and it doesn't appear like your open enough for it.

Dude.. I do that all the time xD I feel a little weird when i'm trying to make eye contact with someone. Unless, it's a person i know for at least 2 weeks.

I cant either, and im really akward. I cant look at people when i talk. I hope they dont think i dont like them. I dont have many friends either, people i talk to on occasion maybe. :(

People are more perceptive than you think. I don't imagine they see you as a bitch.

I know a female like this. I remember the first time I met her, I asked her friend what was wrong with her because her evasiveness with simple interaction was painfully obvious. They told me she always had that problem. So, no, 'cold bitch' didn't come to mind, but 'mental issue' did. It wasn't me being a dick, it was just the reality of my reaction to her behavior. So, I would try to work on this slowly. It may be some type of internal trust or confidence issue, either way, it needs to be worked out. Eye contact is a basic with human face-to-face interaction. Good luck.

It's simply that,informations about the other person emotional state and whatever it is you are thinking,are too much for you to process all at once.Personally,I never look anyone in the eyes.
They might take it as a challenge and attack me.
All that glitters is cold.
How can you be a bitch if you are cold?Bitches are usually kind of warm and fuzzy.
And they look strangers in the eye a lot.
So,not a bitch.Not by a long shot.

You have Asperger's syndrome. I wasn't even diagnosed with Asperger's till my 30s because they never expect women to be on the autistic spectrum, but do check it out, you may find you are one of us (and be proud. Some very clever, successful people are on the autistic spectrum and once you know why you struggle in certain areas you can work on addressing the problems in the way that is best with autism in mind and things just get better, trust me). I used to be like that and only learnt to look people in the eye that I don't know after I've had my kids - your confidence just grows when you're a Mom, it's something to do with hormones and the protective mode in your brain, and lots of things come easier, they just do!

yep, a lot of people are like that. You are just being paranoid about what others think about you when you look them in the eye. Its normal since its personal looking into the eyes of another person. When you look into anothers eye and they look into your eye, the two are seeing each others soul and for that reason its very personal.

The eye is the window of the soul, the mouth the door. The intellect, the will, are seen in the eye; the emotions, sensibilities, and affections, in the mouth. The animals look for man's intentions right into his eyes. Even a rat, when you hunt him and bring him to bay, looks you in the eye