Poll: How do you flirt?

[Censorme]

All these answers look the same. "Angh, idk about flirting, I can't do it, it's dumb".

I flirt with INTENSITY. The confidence level fluctuates, but I give it my best.
The confidence usually pays off and I can at least know that I tried.

That being said, you only flirt with the ones WORTH flirting with. Aiming too high or too low will wreck your confidence and self-esteem so judge wisely.

 

[Tdc2182]

I'm pretty damn shy, so I usually wait for the stars to align in the symbol of a male penis.

But I think I may have gotten better at it. Acting bored and casual very nearly got me laid for the first time this past Friday. Only problem was the girl's friend had a huge crush on me and at one point literally backed me into a corner so I couldn't face said girl.

I'm not to fond of being an asshole, so I had to kinda grind my teeth and bare through it.

But yeah, I've come to the rather sad realization that it is just about physically impossible to strike up conversation with a random stranger who has no prior connections to me in any way. Which sucks, because I'm not that bad looking.

 

[Lieju]

I'm not too good at social interaction in general.

But if I like a woman, I'd try to start a conversation about animals, more importantly invertebrates.

If she goes "Icky!", there's no future for the relationship, if she's interested, I can dazzle her with my arachnid-collection.

 

[PleaseDele]

I guess I'm a natural but subtle flirt. It's mostly me just being playful. I only once used flirting to get a girl and it totally worked. I just go all over the place in a conversation. Hobbies, interests, some innuendo's here and there and saying I made one very unsubtly, calling me out on my own bad humour.

Whenever they say something bad about themselves I'll deny it in someway or another. Try to get them in touch with their shy side. Help them get to say things that'll make me shy or act it out a little. Confidence goes a long way but a sweet little bit of shyness has its uses!

I also try to get a good entry point. Like once I was talking to this girl in a group and she was sad because she couldnt attend a party before most of her friends would be gone so I said how a party is always awesome when I'm there and promised I'd stick around so she would still have a great time.

This little escapade resulted in a 2 year relationship. But now I need to get back into the game and I have yet to find interesting targets. But I still flirt a little with every girl whether they're taken or not. It's just my wya of smooth talking I guess

 

[Chase Yojimbo]

Flirting is not one of my strengths. I find I am to... secluded to get used to the social patterns of the natural young human. Thus is why I gave up on trying to find a lover; there really is no use in trying when it comes to me, and most people ignore me anyways, so im used to it.

 

[Nickolai77]

I'm really rubbish at flirting, because i just talk to girls like their ordinary people. I'm not very good at getting the compliments in a conversation and i'm not very playful and humourous, unless the girl in question is naturally playful. I do have a funny side to me, but that only comes out in the company of close friends, certainly not with random acquaintances. Plus, i'm picky as well which may not help.

I'm not really that shy, but nor am i very outgoing either. If i could build up enough rapport with a girl i liked i would ask her out, but i have not got to that stage in recent years.

But yeah, I've come to the rather sad realization that it is just about physically impossible to strike up conversation with a random stranger who has no prior connections to me in any way. Which sucks, because I'm not that bad looking.

Actually, i'm fairly sure that's normal. It's only very confident people whom can do that, or very lucky people whereby some external circumstance causes two strangers to start talking.

 

[Doclector]

I've stopped trying. No woman would ever want such an abomination, it seems rude to ruin someone's day by talking to them.

Besides, even if I did manage to start flirting with someone, I've more chance of deciphering a lovecraftian book written in an ancient language supposedly inconceivable to the human Tongue and mind than I have of deciphering the numerous unwritten rules, subtle hints, and riddles governing whether I got a good response and what the hell I do next.

Basically, for me, it's all a massive waste of time and mental energy.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I'm actually quite good at flirting but I have come to the conclusion that any man I am vaguely attracted to, god or (insert omnipotent being here), puts a 'you only like that girl as a friend' chip in thier head and then laughs, eating popcorn, while I humiliate myself.

Oh and I'm usually utterly clueless if if a guy actually DOES likes me and if he does I think there must be something wrong with him and I'm usually not attracted to them in any way.

Conclusion: The universe hates me.

ps: I have tried to PRETEND I like the guys who fancy me out of pure resignation to my fate but tbh the last one I tried that with was an abusive dick and now I have PTSD. Did I mention the universe hates me.

There's also the geek girl factor, in which men act attracted to me becuase 'lol she likes computer games!' Then they actually realise that I am in fact a REAL geek and brozone me faster than Isaac Clarke did with his mad hallucinations. Please stop that.

Sigh.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

I don't.

To be honest though, I haven't really ever tried flirting in a serious manner. If I would though it would probably revolve around sexual innuendos and double entendres although I'd start the conversation with humor and the like before flirting openly.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

Badly. Luckily, my awkward weirdness has it's out kind of earnest charm. Like a puppy trying desperately to catch his own tail. Or so I've been told.

 

[Wilko316]

I'm alright I guess, I don't do it often enough though, I dunno I guess I'm picky.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Last time I did it it just kinda happened naturally. Me and my driving instructor grabbed a cup of coffee while he was filling up the car, and there was this really cute girl behind the counter. So while she prepared coffee, fumbling and giggeling, I just sorta...flirted with her, I guess. It was good.

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

with stammering and plentiful fail.
so long as i don't need to talk i can flirt fine, its just its rare that being mute is an attractive quality.

 

[RA92]

Waggle my tongue, d'uh!

 

[Ryengu]

I don't really flirt at all XP Dunno, it just doesn't flow for me.

 

[dementis]

I flirt with everyone I meet face to face for the first time, regardless of looks or gender, I find it's a good way to make friends

 

[SckizoBoy]

I can flirt... an admission that surprises me.
However, I generally can't keep it up for long.

Unfortunately, when people (in general) meet me for the first time, I will have/be a combination of the following:

1) A massive scowl
2) Walking really fast
3) Pissed off
4) That expression that the Rock used to do (raised eyebrow thingy) coupled with white knuckles
5) Growling like Michael Wincott
6) Concentrating on something to the extent that you can't get my attention without hitting me

So, first impressions of me tend not to be that good. Still, I get by... -_-

PS - Is it weird that a lot of my best friends are married women?

 

[Tourmeta]

Haven't really done it...
...Except for that one glue fighting period, all fun of course.

 

[Denamic]

I honestly have no idea.
I can be just talking normally to a girl, and before I know it, I'm flirting with her.
It just sort of happens.

 

[Haydyn]

Default answer: It depends on the situation. For my lady friends maybe joke around with them a little bit. When the time is right maybe make a sassy comment, like when my friend was helping me carry my coffee table up to my apartmet, and I was standing in front, I asked her if she liked the view. One in particular I am just terrible at flirting with.

Lady friends online? Much more to the point and openly displaying affection, but in a joking manner. Just casually saying things like "(Name), I wuv uuuuu." or "(Name) is so awesomeauce!" They respond surprisenly well. The other day on jumped in my party and said "Horono, I love you!" and left.

Lady friends I'm not very attracted to are fun. I'm much more confident around them and usually a lot more forward. Some I can get away with saying anything. One in particular who I eventually developed strong feelings for I could say ANYTHING to. It was only once I had feelings for her that I stopped being as cocky and things got weird between us. I eventually asked her out, and lafter a few days she gave me the "Don't want to ruin friendship" bullshit. At the time I was hoping she would say no, but looking back I am sadface about it.

Regular girls I run into, I'm not very good at flirting with. It's foreign to me how I can go from "Hello person I just met" to "Let's totally hang out sometime." O well I guess.