Half these Photo mags first verse us up and down on the rules of composition and such, and then finish of with a phrase stating: "don't be afraid to break the rules". Thanks for nothing!
I've also had a few serendipitous moments where the far eye is the one in focus (normally with a 1.5 crop DLSR w manual focus 50mm/1.4). It does work some of the time, as it does here. Nice.