staring at someone via their reflection in a train-car window, classic or dud?

This happened the other night, by accident, though. This guy got on the train and sat opposite me and stared at me quite blatantly for most of the ride. I tried to ignore him, concentrating on staring out the window, then realising by a subtle shift of eye focus I was actually looking at his reflection. He didn't catch it, though.

I got my book out and started reading. Though I've just found out that reading Jane Austen on the tube is apparently sexxy.

(and Mansfield Park is just contrary)

AHAHAHAHAAHHA yes always & w./out exceptioon if u can see someone's reflection, they can see yrs. ie you are creeping the shit out of them and they are trying to stare u down. back off, freak.

Another similar idea, though at a bit more of an abstract level, is pretending you're just friends with someone when you really love them. And then when you meet up you're like, 'hey! a big hug!' and it's really lecherous, but they don't know, the joke's on them. Or you defend them behind their back and promote their interests, seemingly as if you feel really sorry for them and I mean, come on, SOMEONE has to stick up for the boring nerd, but really it's because you DO think they're the greatest thing in the world.

"I plucked my eyes out, reversed them and then reinserted them, so I could stare at myself 24 hours a day, so lovely am I.

-- Aimless (aimles...), April 1st, 2005."

In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills ... WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

But in the deep dark recesses of that sticky occlusion lay the unclosing watchful eye of disgust in its closing moments, lunging forward and hungry for the cold light of day.

Another similar idea, though at a bit more of an abstract level, is pretending you're just friends with someone when you really love them.

double eep.

I think you're confusing "love" and "wanting to get inside the pants of"

Yes, anyway. The thread question. It must be dud, because I've done it myself.

i love doing this, or whatever lame imitation of this i can pull off in my life without trains and busses. it is great for me because i love to stare at people, but i'm really shy, so there's less chance of freaking out when they catch you gazing at them. i also stare at people at work a lot, not becuase i want them, but because i like to stare, but i pretend i'm daydreaming so they don't know i'm watching them...

i am creepy.

(My only plausibly-marketable talent is looking good in dark-glass reflections.)

this feels so half-assed

It feels so PURE.

Does Amateurist still post here?

Ha ha, that's so funny that there are hokey amateur creeps that don't realise that they can be spotted doing this.

you need to look at a reflection of a reflection

Do trains get hot with all their windows or is there air conditioning?

amateur hour

There's air conditioning.

And yeah, I do this, too. But I'm careful, because Alba is correct, you can totally get caught doing it. Not that it's a big deal if you do, you just look away. I also get caught looking at people directly, but not because I was really looking at them, just staring blankly at whatever was in my line of sight while thinking about something entirely else.

If I get caught staring blankly and directly, I don't feel the slightest bit embarrassed. But if I get caught actually purposefully looking at someone in the window reflection, I get totally embarrassed.