I think it means you are still pursuing. I make eye contact with my ex. Mostly, when I make another woman laugh........
But R2C, if you look at your W when you are making OW laugh, then W will think you are just trying to make her jealous. When you look at your W, you've let her know that she is the one on your mind....not the OW you made laugh. It would be much more effective if you kept your eyes on the OW and not look over at your W.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!