During World War II, anthropologist Margaret Mead was working in Britain for the British Ministry of Information and later for the U. S. Office of War Information, delivering speeches and writing articles to help the American soldiers better understand the British civilians, nd vice versa. She observed in the flirtations between the American soldiers and British women a pattern of misunderstandings regarding who is supposed to take which initiative. She wrote of the Americans, "The boy learns to make advances and rely upon the girl to repulse them whenever they are inappropriate to the state of feeling between the pair", as contrasted to the British, where "the girl is reared to depend upon a slight barrier of chilliness... which the boys learn to respect, and for the rest to rely upon the men to approach or advance, as warranted by the situation." This resulted, for example, in British women interpreting an American soldier's gregariousness as something more intimate or serious than he had intended. Communications theorist Paul Watzlawick used this situation, where "both American soldiers and British girls accused one another of being sexually brash", as an example of differences in "punctuation" in interpersonal communications. He wrote that courtship in both cultures used approximately 30 steps from "first eye contact to the ultimate consummation", but that the sequence of the steps was different. For example, kissing might be an early step in the American pattern but a relatively intimate act in the English pattern. Japanese courtesans had another form of flirting, emphasizing non-verbal relationships by hiding the lips and showing the eyes, as depicted in much Shunga art, the most popular print media at the time, until the late 19th century.
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I don't. They tend to not be loyal and still flirt with people when they are in a relationship. There is one where I work that is married and has kids and she flirts with me and two other guys. I seriously dislike her for it, but I don't say anything because I don't want to deal with drama at work.
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+1 yWhen I was single I didn't mind it, but I always struggled reading flirting because I couldn't tell if they were really interested or just trying to mess with me. Fine in small doses, but too much of it makes me suspicious.
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m +1 yIt‘s better than some grim stick awkwardly sitting around, not saying one damn word all night! 🤐🥱😵
00 ReplyDepends if I want to have fun or want a relationship.
00 ReplyDepends on a lot of things. Where are we flirting, like what’s the context? What does she look like? How well do I know her? Many variables to this one.
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+1 yYes, and guys like girls that do more than flirt even more. ;-)
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+1 yYeah... up until we're their girlfriends then not so much
20 ReplyYes they love people with good humor, flex body, look sharp, make her laugh, have expensive suit, phones, cars - those things I don't have which made me to stay single till now.
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+1 yI don't like flirty girls because I see them as unfaithful people who will eventually backstab someone.
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+1 yNo. We like girls who aren’t fun, send mixed signals, and don’t respond to our advances.
10 ReplySure, as long as she isn't flirty with every guy she meets.
00 Reply3.1K opinions shared on Flirting topic. Yes but with me only not
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Asker+1 yYou will never know
Yes, sometimes, as long as she's not flirting with everyone in the room at once.
00 ReplyDepends on everything else going on.
But most enjoy the attention n feeling wanted00 ReplySome Guys might but I don't because it makes them look rude to me because I don't approach anyone especially Girls.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 yWhere is she? Do I like a girl that makes me feel good? Hell yeah!
00 ReplyI do, unless she's my girlfriend and flirting with someone else 🤔
10 ReplyOnly if they flirted with me and nobody else there.
00 ReplyIf a possible relationship is going to come out of it.
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+1 yDepending on way you flirt so is charming and fun. Other can be off putting
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+1 yAt the right time... sometimes it can be awkward or annoying... like a works do
00 ReplyNo, you can fuck yourself with that manipulative bullshit.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 yI love them.
Give me flirty girls 😍😍😍
Flirt with me, girls!10 Reply
Anonymous(36-45)+1 yYes as friends, there is always something to laugh about with a flirty girls. As girlfriend rather not.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 yYes and no.
Girls that flirt with us are good. Girls that flirt with other guys are not.00 Reply
Anonymous(18-24)+1 yYeah, it's a lot more fun with a girl who know what she want and take the first step.
00 ReplyYes we do. Guys are slow when girls are interested in them, so the flirting helps a lot.
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+1 ynot really, I'm kind of shy, but I try to break that barrier
00 ReplyYes, I feel flattered when girls act flirty.
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I also feel quite flattered. I don’t mind my girl being flirtatious either as long as I know she’s mine.
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@WakeSkateNut2126 Fully agree with you, nothing wrong with flirting.
+1 yWell it likely matches my flirtyness, so yes I do
00 ReplyWell, I learned that they don’t…lol
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Well then how do I let a guy know I like him? Just do nothing and hope he has a crush on me, or just not like any guy and only go out with guys who like me instead of guys I might like?
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+1 yFlirty girls are more fun than quiet girls.
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Asker+1 yOyea😎
Fat girl or flirty girl. I like them all😂
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+1 yDifferent guys like different things hun
10 ReplyOnly if she flirts with me!!
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+1 yTo a certain extent yes.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 yYeah, love when a girl is also taking initiative.
00 ReplyNever been good at flirting so I don't know
00 ReplyI don't. I think plenty, likely most, of guys do.
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+1 yThat depends on many factors.
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+1 yNot if girls flirt with anyone 🤢
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+1 yPersonally, I do like it.
10 ReplyYes, you don't expecet us to do everything right?
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+1 yWith me yeah but not some random stranger
00 ReplyWell I hope so especially in a bakinni baby 👶...
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+1 yBecause naturally we’re hunters.
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+1 yYes. Flirt with me only though 🤪
00 ReplyGirls don't flirt with me.
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+1 yI do I'm to dumb to know if there hitting on me
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+1 yDepends but usually like flirty girls
00 ReplyI like flirty girls, DM me
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+1 yI do
00 Reply537 opinions shared on Flirting topic. One on one yes not with every single person
00 ReplyNope look like a eskorts some flirty girl
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Anonymous(25-29)+1 yI don't like onlyfans
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Anonymous(36-45)+1 yDepends on how they flirt, but in general yes.
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+1 ynah, love em🙂
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+1 yFor one reason only.
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Anonymous(18-24)+1 yI think so lol
00 ReplyYup I do
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