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Dec 3, 2010 9:14 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
I think that true flirting is an "art"...(JMO)

However, is flirting really harmless? Can it be misconstrued as genuine interest (or is it genuine interest?)...Can one step over the line doing this..or is there some unspoken ground rules that is automatically understood up front?
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Dec 3, 2010 9:18 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Desertguy49
Desertguy49Desertguy49South Western Desert, Arizona USA7 Threads 2,259 Posts
wikked: I think that true flirting is an "art"...(JMO)

However, is flirting really harmless? Can it be misconstrued as genuine interest (or is it genuine interest?)...Can one step over the line doing this..or is there some unspoken ground rules that is automatically understood up front?


It's fun to flirt and make respectful innuendos with those that you know can take it and also dish it out, but someone who is not familiar with the poster could take such actions seriously or the wrong way...
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Dec 3, 2010 9:19 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Amity
AmityAmityDodging Daggers, Wiltshire, England UK49 Threads 6,217 Posts
I think as long as a person is aware you are off limits flirting should be fun at all times.
Flirting can be taken the wrong way completely by some and i think it fair to make yourself understood by all that you are purely having a giggle...
Now pucker up n give me a snoglips
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Dec 3, 2010 9:20 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Desertguy49: It's fun to flirt and make respectful innuendos with those that you know can take it and also dish it out, but someone who is not familiar with the poster could take such actions seriously or the wrong way...


I think that if you live a continent away it would be understood that it is merely flirting...

but i was more interested in "real life" situation...like a party or social function...
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Dec 3, 2010 9:20 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
JSuburbia
JSuburbiaJSuburbiaOrbisonia, Pennsylvania USA17 Threads 2,518 Posts
wikked: I think that true flirting is an "art"...(JMO)

However, is flirting really harmless? Can it be misconstrued as genuine interest (or is it genuine interest?)...Can one step over the line doing this..or is there some unspoken ground rules that is automatically understood up front?
Ok, I had a whole book typed out, but it got really off topic..So, I will simply say, yes, in my opnion, flirting can be harmless..but it can also be misconstrued as genuine interest. It really depends on the individuals involved, what relationship they have with one another and in a sense, the reasoning ability of some.

In essance I think it really depends on the individuals involved.
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Dec 3, 2010 9:21 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
tomcatwarne
tomcatwarnetomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK289 Threads 7 Polls 17,106 Posts
Amity: I think as long as a person is aware you are off limits flirting should be fun at all times.
Flirting can be taken the wrong way completely by some and i think it fair to make yourself understood by all that you are purely having a giggle...
Now pucker up n give me a snog


lips
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Dec 3, 2010 9:21 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Desertguy49
Desertguy49Desertguy49South Western Desert, Arizona USA7 Threads 2,259 Posts
Amity: I think as long as a person is aware you are off limits flirting should be fun at all times.
Flirting can be taken the wrong way completely by some and i think it fair to make yourself understood by all that you are purely having a giggle...
Now pucker up n give me a snog


lips:
MMMM baby that was GR8: yay laugh wave
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Dec 3, 2010 9:22 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Amity
AmityAmityDodging Daggers, Wiltshire, England UK49 Threads 6,217 Posts
Desertguy49: lips:
MMMM baby that was GR8:


lips
and to Tom lips
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Dec 3, 2010 9:22 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
JSuburbia: Ok, I had a whole book typed out, but it got really off topic..So, I will simply say, yes, in my opnion, flirting can be harmless..but it can also be misconstrued as genuine interest. It really depends on the individuals involved, what relationship they have with one another and in a sense, the reasoning ability of some.

In essance I think it really depends on the individuals involved.


Some people are "natural born" flirts...so they do it subconsciously...don't they?
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Dec 3, 2010 9:24 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
venusenvy
venusenvyvenusenvyCalgary, Alberta Canada27 Threads 20,003 Posts
Flirting is light hearted and fun...It should never cause harm. I wouldnt flirt with a man that was taken, thats a cardinal rule. But in my experience, I have never met a man that didnt like it so far. One of the things I love about men is they jump right in and banter back flirty flirty shimmy
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Dec 3, 2010 9:26 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Serpenta_Manon
Serpenta_ManonSerpenta_ManonHerentals, Antwerpen Belgium19 Threads 1 Polls 2,656 Posts
venusenvy: Flirting is light hearted and fun...It should never cause harm. I wouldnt flirt with a man that was taken, thats a cardinal rule. But in my experience, I have never met a man that didnt like it so far. One of the things I love about men is they jump right in and banter back


I totally agree with that V!
bouquet
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Dec 3, 2010 9:27 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
drbombay
drbombaydrbombayStaten Island, New York USA42 Threads 5,391 Posts
JSuburbia: Ok, I had a whole book typed out, but it got really off topic..So, I will simply say, yes, in my opnion, flirting can be harmless..but it can also be misconstrued as genuine interest. It really depends on the individuals involved, what relationship they have with one another and in a sense, the reasoning ability of some.

In essance I think it really depends on the individuals involved.
thumbs up In retrospect it is a prelude that you are interested in that person to some extent.(JMO)
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Dec 3, 2010 9:33 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Desertguy49
Desertguy49Desertguy49South Western Desert, Arizona USA7 Threads 2,259 Posts
wikked: I think that if you live a continent away it would be understood that it is merely flirting...

but i was more interested in "real life" situation...like a party or social function...



I don't think there's any ground rules, as long as you're not offending someone. It could go in either direction in person to person contact. I think it depends on whether you are serious or not and how far you take it, and the manner in which the recipient responds. It's usually not to hard to read into. JMO
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Dec 3, 2010 9:56 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
kcuc0574
kcuc0574kcuc0574Ho Chi Minh, Southeast Vietnam Vietnam10 Threads 3 Polls 2,003 Posts
flirting is harmless although it is true or not.
for me, i also like flirting sometimes, it will help us not headaches, but sometimes i feel dizzy if ppl flirting all the time, it depend on how healthy that day i will be, laugh laugh
i think we rarely find flirting happen in politics, religious, scientific threads,... and actually sometimes these threads seem very boring for me, laugh rolling on the floor laughing but it is okay grin bouquet wine
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Dec 3, 2010 9:59 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
venusenvy
venusenvyvenusenvyCalgary, Alberta Canada27 Threads 20,003 Posts
Flirty flirt flirt flirt you guys flirty shimmy
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Dec 3, 2010 9:59 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
solitare
solitaresolitareBariloche, Rio Negro Argentina40 Threads 4,041 Posts
wikked: I think that true flirting is an "art"...(JMO)

However, is flirting really harmless? Can it be misconstrued as genuine interest (or is it genuine interest?)...Can one step over the line doing this..or is there some unspoken ground rules that is automatically understood up front?



This has been going on for years here; mostly being misconstrued and then turning nasty; you've been here a while...grin
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Dec 3, 2010 10:00 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
drbombay
drbombaydrbombayStaten Island, New York USA42 Threads 5,391 Posts
venusenvy: Flirty flirt flirt flirt you guys
Here's looking at you kid(Casablanca) wink hug wine
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Dec 3, 2010 10:02 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
pierrot_le_fou
pierrot_le_foupierrot_le_fouRiyadh, Ar Riyad Saudi Arabia8 Threads 1 Polls 582 Posts
It depends... some folks like to flirt while holding a baseball bat uh oh
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Dec 3, 2010 10:03 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
kcuc0574
kcuc0574kcuc0574Ho Chi Minh, Southeast Vietnam Vietnam10 Threads 3 Polls 2,003 Posts
venusenvy: Flirty flirt flirt flirt you guys


rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing hello venusenvy, for you, rose rose rose hug wine lips wave
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Dec 3, 2010 10:03 AM CST Harmless Flirting...Is It Really??
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
pierrot_le_fou: It depends... some folks like to flirt while holding a baseball bat
rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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