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Does Flirting Work? The Psychology of Signaling Interest · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: Let's cut to the chase. Does flirting actually work? Psychologists
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  Speaker 1: would say very much so. In fact, according to an
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  Speaker 1: article by self-help blogger and psychology writer, Eric Barker, research
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  Speaker 1: has proven that flirting and signaling your availability to someone
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  Speaker 1: is a better predictor of romantic interest than attractiveness. Generally
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  Speaker 1: characterized by specific gestures, body language, and direct or indirect
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  Speaker 1: social cues, sex educator and relationship coach Kelly Gonsalves defines
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  Speaker 1: flirting as any method you use to signal to someone
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  Speaker 1: that you find them interesting and want to engage with
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  Speaker 1: them further. Usually a fun and lighthearted activity between two
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  Speaker 1: people who find each other attractive and flirting should feel
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  Speaker 1: good for both parties involved and spark feelings of curiosity
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  Speaker 1: and excitement. With that said, if you want to let
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  Speaker 1: someone know you're interested in them, but your fear of
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  Speaker 1: rejection is stopping you from saying it outright, don't worry.
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  Speaker 1: Here are seven subtle and psychology-backed ways to flirt. Number one,
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  Speaker 1: flirtatious facial expressions. Because it's often more socially acceptable for
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  Speaker 1: men to make the first move, women tend to flirt
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  Speaker 1: mainly through facial expressions and other nonverbal cues. Psychologist Jeremy
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  Speaker 1: Nicholson states that some of the most common examples of
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  Speaker 1: these include turning your head to one side, tilting your
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  Speaker 1: chin down slightly, tossing your hair over your shoulder, and
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  Speaker 1: biting your lip while smiling. As for men, number two,
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  Speaker 1: smile slowly. While it's not unheard of for men to
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  Speaker 1: follow a few of the same flirty facial expressions as women,
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  Speaker 1: according to psychologist and professor at California State University, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Pamela Reagan, smiling is the single most effective and most
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  Speaker 1: universal method to convey romantic interest. To be more specific,
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  Speaker 1: when a man smiles slowly at a woman, it's less
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  Speaker 1: likely to be mistaken as just a casual smile of friendliness.
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  Speaker 1: Number three, brief glances. Similar to the last point, glancing
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  Speaker 1: briefly at someone only to look away is another subtle
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  Speaker 1: but well-known flirting technique often done by both genders. In Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Pamela Reagan's book, Close Relationships, she writes that doing so
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  Speaker 1: indicates preferential attention and is a clear sign of positive
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  Speaker 1: romantic intentions. So if you want to flirt with someone
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  Speaker 1: but fear rejection, just steal a few glances at them
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  Speaker 1: from time to time until they notice. Number four, feather
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  Speaker 1: light touch. Still, self-help expert Eric Barker insists that the
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  Speaker 1: flirting technique that works better than anything else is a
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  Speaker 1: simple touch. But don't worry, you don't have to invade
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  Speaker 1: someone's personal space and worry about making them uncomfortable with
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  Speaker 1: your touch just to let them know you're interested. There
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  Speaker 1: are some ways of flirting through subtle touch, such as
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  Speaker 1: a light brush against their shoulder or forearm, a lingering
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  Speaker 1: hand on their waist, or casually touching their hair. Number five,
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  Speaker 1: mind your appearance. Another great but subtle way of flirting
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  Speaker 1: with someone is to be more mindful of your appearance
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  Speaker 1: when you're around them. And no, that doesn't mean always
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  Speaker 1: checking the mirror while they're talking to you, because that
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  Speaker 1: may make you seem vain and uninterested. but simply making
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  Speaker 1: a bit of extra effort to look nice for them
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  Speaker 1: than yourself. Think a fine hairstyle or some nice new clothes.
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  Speaker 1: Psychologist Jeremy Nicholson categorizes this as a physical way of flirting,
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  Speaker 1: along with practicing attractive body language and using touch to
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  Speaker 1: build attraction, like what we talked about earlier. Number six,
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  Speaker 1: tickle their funny bone. Speaking of the different flirting styles,
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  Speaker 1: another one is the playful flirting style, wherein the goal
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  Speaker 1: is more about having fun than trying to start a relationship.
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  Speaker 1: In an article from Psychology Today, Dr. Nicholson stated that
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  Speaker 1: playful flirts know how to keep people interested by showing
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  Speaker 1: off their fun-spirited personality and great sense of humor. So
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  Speaker 1: if all else fails, you can always try your luck
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  Speaker 1: tickling the other person's funny bone, always trying to make
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  Speaker 1: them laugh and finding ways to have fun with them
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  Speaker 1: to let them know your true feelings. Number seven, be
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  Speaker 1: more yourself. Finally, but perhaps most importantly, as cliche as
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  Speaker 1: it sounds, Being your authentic self with someone you like
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  Speaker 1: is a great way to flirt with them. Why? Well,
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  Speaker 1: according to dating coach Clara Artswager, thinking, okay, how do
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  Speaker 1: I flirt better? I think this is the very thing
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  Speaker 1: that kills our ability to have that kind of interaction. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: she suggests that we approach flirting by being more ourselves
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  Speaker 1: and feeling more at ease with ourselves around the person
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  Speaker 1: we like. And with this, we'll come to a winning
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  Speaker 1: sense of confidence that can draw people in and make
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  Speaker 1: them more interested in you. In summary, successful flirting starts
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  Speaker 1: with a friendly and inviting approach, engaging conversations, social interactions,
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  Speaker 1: and a mutual physical and emotional attraction towards one another. Still,
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  Speaker 1: psychologists and relationship experts such as Archwager do maintain that
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  Speaker 1: because flirting is so personal, there is no single foolproof
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  Speaker 1: way that will work for everybody on everybody. So aside
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  Speaker 1: from following these empirically based tips, it's also important that
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  Speaker 1: you work on being more at ease with yourself and
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  Speaker 1: around the person you like. Have fun when you flirt.
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  Speaker 1: Try to make some sparks fly and see where it
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  Speaker 1: goes from there. Be sure to let us know some
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  Speaker 1: of your own personal ways to subtly flirt in the
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  Speaker 1: comments down below.