SIRC's Guide to Flirting: Do I need it? or Do I need it or what! :O

Footsie? ( or the feet under the table?)

Never! I abhor like how!!

Protean signals? (or casual touches, such as touching one's hair or gently touching a man's arm?)

My favorite. (although it is more like ruffling one's hair!)

Interpersonal distance?

Somewhere between the personal and intimate zones, (when it is not intimate that is! ... the lines get blurry sometimes)

Giggling (or laughing encouragingly as the slight hint of intimacy?)

I do all the time!

Smiling suggestively?

I prefer playing coy!

Sending notes, poems or small gifts?

Sometimes

Verbal Flirtiing?

Or what I have come to call (through my wide experience in this matter) - intellectual flirting! It's light-hearted flirtatious banter, where I play dumb and have the guy explain things to me, as I stare at him in flirtatious admiration - balancing the art of looking interested, while leading on when you have zoned out of the conversation is the toughest skill to acquire.

Turn Talking?

I never know when it is my turn to talk! Serious impairment that ruins the flow sometimes!

Flattery?

My most favorite!

Teasing?

More like getting teased ;)

Coyness, affectedly shy or modest, marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness.

Sometimes I overdo!

Flirt by pointing, not with your finger, but with your body.

Do I?... or Do I do it or what! :O

Non-verbal leakage? (while we're busy controlling our words and faces, our real feelings 'leak out' in our posture)

Too much leaking happening ya! What to do!

Staging of chance encounters?

Seems to be the only thing I missed!

Married?

Very! Although I hurry past the flirting with him and get to the point!

All of the above with the spouse?

All that and more!

All of the above with others?

Almost! Can I also just say, I am super picky about who these "others" might be and love them to death!

"Research shows that men find it particularly difficult to interpret the more subtle cues in women's body-language, and tend to mistake friendliness for sexual interest."

absolutely you guys!!!

"Research has also shown that men have a tendency to mistake friendly behaviour for sexual flirting. This is not because they are stupid or deluded, but because they tend to see the world in more sexual terms than women. There is also evidence to suggest that women are naturally more socially skilled than men, better at interpreting people's behaviour and responding appropriately. Indeed, scientists have recently claimed that women have a special 'diplomacy gene' which men lack."

"Another problem is that in some rather Puritanical cultures, such as Britain and North America, flirting has acquired a bad name. Some of us have become so worried about causing offence or sending the wrong signals that we are in danger of losing our natural talent for playful, harmless flirtation."

Can someone please slap the initiator of facebook's "25 random things about yourself"?

This is my return gift to many people who have waited (im)patiently. It is not quite 25, but certainly entertaining I hope! But, if you MUST want one of those random facts about me, here's one:

I can never share a banana. I can't eat half a banana and save the other half for later. When I eat a banana, I neatly cut the stem with a knife, make four angular cuts to peel the skin and work my way down methodically! I could demonstrate this for you, except that bananas are best eaten in privacy! I don't like bananas in icecream, or doused in sauces and nuts. I love bananas with milk and sugar. I can enjoy a good banana milkshake, as long as I don't see it being made, unless I make it myself, in which case I chop the banana in perfect circles before dropping the banana into the processor. I don't have a problem with referring to the banana as "it". I am just being ridiculous.

I heard bananas can make you both constipated and have the squirts! I love bananas!