Is my 59-year-old married coworker actually flirting or just being friendly?

[Plutarh]

I am asking mysel about the behaviour of a female coworker of mine.

As a general presentation, it is a 59-year-old woman, married.

When we walk in the hallways or in the yard, if she sees a colleague from a distance, she greets him/her and even waves. She talks a lot about any topic and gets into conversations with colleagues from other departments.

In the past, an unmarried colleague, 5 years younger than her, who made rather inappropriate jokes with almost all his female colleagues, had started to address her as a "little kitten". Moreover, one morning she told him in the hallway that he seemed asleep and he kissed her on the cheek. She didn't say anything, she laughed a little. Very awkward situation for the others.

Nowdays, we have a colleague who works in another field, in our office, who is single, has never been married. In addition to the fact that she talks to him a lot and asks him for information about his work, which is not related to her work, she once asked him how old he was and when he said 58 years old she said she thought he was somewhere around 50. This colleague always wears a T-shirt, goes to the gym, has a normal to athletic physique. Another colleague, also 60 years old, told her about this colleague that he wears a T-shirt to impress younger colleagues and she commented that she had no concerns about his age.

Many times she got confused when to pronounce another colleague's name by pronouncing the name of the 58-year-old colleague, by mistake or she was thinking of him. When this colleague took 3 days off she was a little surprised.

In various circumstances, the person I am talking about said that she is old in her 59 y. o. age, as if expecting compliments from other colleagues that she looked much younger and so on. The others refrained from commenting.

Does it seem to you that she is flirting (romantically/for the sake of flirting) or is just a desire to communicate and always be the center of attention specific to the Gemini sign?

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Does it really matter? Do you want to fuck this person or something?

[Plutarh]

Lets say I have a secret simpathy/crush on her, being close coworkers for about 10 years.
For me it matters because she pretends to be a person with strong values.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

First of all, it’s spelled sympathy. Secondly, if it upsets you that she’s fake, give her space and let go of a bullshit work crush you don’t plan to act on anyway

[Plutarh]

Thank you for your advice. I've just asked beacause I want to understand that behaviour.
Gemini sign are very talkative and this behaviour and gestures might be seen as flirting.
I know her as a serious lady with high standards.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

You’re assuming her sun sign is her entire personality, what about her moon sign? Venus sign? What’s her 12th house?

[BrittneyHl]

This sounds a little like flirting to me. Not usual

[Plutarh]

There is no gossip about her of having affairs in the past at the workplace.
She is considered by the others being a difficult person.
Gemini sign persons are very chatty and like a lot of attention. She is talkative to everyone.
The funny point is the 58 y. o. guy, our coworker, is annoyed by her, she considers her a difficult person, very conflictual.

[BrittneyHl]

Thanks for the vote

[strateguy632]

Flirting so don't "string him along" so either dump or formalize.

[Plutarh]

She has no interest to formalize. And talking to her during the passed month she told me doesn't like that guy because he is leazzy and he spreads gossip. Yes he is a slim guy, going once a week to gym, and a normal body and face, grey hair. This guy never been married, don't know if he had a girlfriend in past years.
Her Gemini sign makes her very talkative and attention seeker with guys accros de workplace.

[Anonymous]

43-year-old male?

[Plutarh]

Yes, that's my age. Why are you asking?

[In_Trance]

Friendly

[Plutarh]

Looking from outside it looks an easy flirting, no interest in more.
Talking a lot with her in the past years, knowing her, I'm sure there is no romantically interesest.
The question remains: what for all this playing? It's so important for females her age to seek attention and find validation from other males except her husband?