[NevisHunter]

Just my two cents - eye contact is only harder for younger males to hold as time goes on. I haven't quite understood it, although when I did ask a friend why he wasn't looking a cute barmaid in the eyes he replied "shamed I'm not good enough for her, I suppose". Shame seems to be a common disease in our culture. It is also what will make the confident man stick out: use it to your advantage and break the stereotype. It sounds like you are from the UK? There was a dearth of alpha males when I visited two years ago, a factor certainly in your favor