Cute guy at work has eyes in back of his head

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I was staring at a new guy’s back at work because he had on a beautiful suit and I liked his dark wavy hair. I started looking at his broad shoulders and fantasizing about him and me in bed. After a minute or so, he turned around and said, “I feel like there’s someone staring holes in my back. Is it you?” Then he gave me a smartass grin and went back to his job in the next department.

He was recently hired and is very noticeable to the women around here. How did he know I was staring at his back, and if he has ESP, did he also know I was fantasizing about him?

— Caught in the Act, St. James

Dear Caught: Some really good-looking people are so confident in that knowledge they think everybody is staring at them — and they’re often right. Looking is free, even if you’re married. As for the feeling that someone is staring holes in your back, he could have caught a flash of you from a shiny surface in the room, someone could have said, “Hey, so-and-so’s looking at you,” or he may have turned his head ever so slightly and caught you in his peripheral vision. People can detect if someone is looking at them if they get a one-second glance. If you want to nail him back, next time you see him say, “Hey! Are you staring at me?” even if he isn’t. Then give him your best smartass smile, and walk off.

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