I have no issue with it whatsoever – he has kind eyes. But if I did move onto any subject matter that is too painful, I would probably want to close them. However, in other situations I avoid it, for example if I know someone habitually tries to hold my gaze for too long (possibly an asserting dominance thing, which is very boring to deal with), I just don't bother looking at them in the first place because I dislike them.