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Old Sep 09, 2014, 02:19 PM
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How do you "flirt"? Whether intentionally or not. I seem to be totally oblivious to this unless a woman is doing the super obvious stuff that you see them do in media.

Apparently I was flirting with a gorgeous woman at a shop, today. My dad was with me and he was saying how we were flirting, but I was completely oblivious to it. 'o.O No idea if he's right or not, either. Just the whole "flirting" thing baffles me. I tend to just do whatever feels right... I don't force little "flirting" movements, like how the media seems to show women squeezing their lady-lumps together and messing about with their little finger and their hair. ¬_¬

I suppose it depends on culture, too, ... how does it differ where you are?

If I say to a woman "Your eyes are beautiful." I'd say that was most definitely flirting, where context is appropriate. But that's super obvious, right?

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Interested in views from both adult men and women. (not bi, just curious and so maybe could understand my own actions as well as the woman's)
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Old Sep 09, 2014, 04:20 PM
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I find there's a difference in the length of eye contact. Few seconds longer.
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Old Sep 09, 2014, 04:37 PM
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A lot of women do twirl their hair, not consciously -- we were having dinner with two of my 18ish female cousins. My brother had invited a good looking friend. Both my cousins were twirling their hair whenever they spoke to him - it was so funny to watch!

Smiles, giggles, teasing, touching, standing just a tiny bit over the normal comfort zone...
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Old Sep 09, 2014, 04:59 PM
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Flirtations are behaviors that demonstrate an obvious attraction towards someone.
They happen naturally. We have very little control over our flirtatious behavior.
Some are more subtle than others
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Old Sep 09, 2014, 06:16 PM
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How about holding someone's gaze, then glance away, glance back to check they are still looking and then hold the gaze again. Maybe add a half sigh or a lip bite for good measure.

Apparently when women used to carry fans, there was a whole range of messages that could be communicated to a man by the way the fan was used. So if you see a woman with a fan, she might be flirting the old fashioned way.
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