Staring at people

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I'll be in different group type settings where I see people that look of interest and will want to engage them. People who I will see on a regular basis, some who I will eventually engage with (after days/weeks) or not at all, of which when they're physically present where I can see them, I'll pretty much stare at them, but will do everything I can to keep them from noticing (e.g., looking away when they turn in a direction where I'd be visible to them or looking in their direction where I can see them but not 100% directly at them).

Luckily, so far I haven't had anyone ask why or make a statement to me, from those people, but I've also not asked them if they've noticed or something similar. I've been doing this for as long as I can recall (including random people out in public who I know I'll most likely only see that one time and never again (of which those I find a little less anxiety about them possibly noticing).

Anyone else here go through that?

I would tend to do this a few years ago. Now I try to avoid looking at people because it seemed like the people I would do it to would get uncomfortable, even when I tried not to make it seem very noticeable. I think a lot of people can sense when someone is staring at them

People stare at me, not caring that it makes me uncomfortable. I barely make eye contact with strangers, but I can usually feel someone staring at me, and when I glance at them I realize that I was right. Then I stare back, and they still don't take their eyes off me, so I turn round so they'd be staring at the back of my head instead.

When men stare at me (which is not often) I like it. But when a girl stares at me I feel really self-conscious. I hate it when girls stare at me. I don't know why they don't just take a picture of me.