Masculine Boldness

I realized a difference between guys and girls today - not one of the obvious ones. I think this is a difference that even goes unnoticed by the girls who make a concerted effort to live with the confidence of a man, but still do this one thing. And this realization was spurred on by y viewing of the recent film, The Danish Girl. In the film, Eddie Redmayne and his wife are both painters, and his wife (Alicia Vikander) got a commission to paint a portrait of a man. As he sat there modelling for her, she reflected out loud how uncomfortable it is to be looked upon by a woman. She said that women are used to being stared at so it's nothing new or even uncomfortable. But it is men who usually do the staring, and so for the roles to be reversed is rather irregular. Today was the first day of my third semester of college, and such a situation happened to me in my French class. A boy next to me didn't hesitate or even try to hide the fact that he was deliberately turning to stare at me multiple times throughout the class. I do believe I looked nice today, so that might have been the reason. And obviously as a lady does, I pretended not to notice. I have done that kind of thing many times before. But it begs the question - are men even AWARE that we're putting on a show of feigned ignorance? Surely they must have a hunch that we can tell when they're looking at us. Whether or not they realize what we're doing, it doesn't seem to stop them from brashly staring in any direction they please. Now, I will admit to having returned some rather welcome gazes from a more handsome boy before - I couldn't help myself! But for the most part, I do believe it is the feminine thing to do, whether we like it or not, to not stare at men. For the homely boys, it's so we don't appear flirtatious and give the wrong impression. For the attractive chaps, it's to give them time to consider whether or not they find us pretty. I wish I didn't have to admit to it, but it is a trend! Yet I don't think a girl would think to creepily stare at a boy they find handsome - it's much too bold, and somehow more obvious coming from a girl as opposed to those ever oblivious males. Just an observation!