Flirting is often described as casual conversation with a romantic touch, but it need not be spoken interaction at all. For the movie from Francis Ford Coppola, see The Conversation. ... Romantic love is a form of love that is often regarded as different from simply sexual love, or lust. ...

Flirting is a way of treating serious things (such as sexual attraction) with an almost mocking or self-mocking air of ease. It can be either pleasantly diverting or wildly exciting, depending on the context. Jump to: navigation, search Sexual attraction, in species which reproduce sexually, is attraction to other members of the same species for reproduction. ...

People who flirt can speak and act in a way that suggests greater intimacy than is appropriate to the relationship (or to the amount of time the two people have known each other), without actually saying or doing anything inappropriate. One way they accomplish this is to communicate a sense of playfulness or irony. Intimacy is the basis of friendship and one of the bases of love. ... An interpersonal relationship is some relationship or connection between two people. ...

Flirting is an important part of courtship. It often also continues into long term relationships like marriage. Jump to: navigation, search Courtship (sometimes called dating or going steady) is the process of selecting and attracting a mate for marriage or sexual intercourse. ... Long term relationship is a common, contemporary term for intimate interpersonal relationships that may be lifelong and may or may not consist in marriage. ... Jump to: navigation, search Marriage is a legal, social, and religious relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...

Flirting consists of stylized gestures, language, body language, postures, and physiologic signs, some of which are also part of foreplay. Among these, at least in Western society, are: Jump to: navigation, search Body language of US General Michael W. Hagee Body language is a broad term for several forms of communication using body movements or gestures, instead of, or as a complement to, sounds, verbal language, or other forms of communication. ... While not moving, a human can be in one of the following main positions. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... In human sexual behavior, foreplay is physical intimacy at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serves to build up sexual arousal, sometimes in preparation for sexual intercourse or another act meant to bring about orgasm. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ...

• Eye contact
• Casual touches, or what is known in the "fast seduction" community as "kino"
• Smiling suggestively
• "Protean" signals, such as touching one's hair
• Sending and receiving notes, poems, mix-tapes, or written music
• Friendly teasing
• Winking

The etymology of the verb "to flirt" comes from the old French "Conter fleurette", which means "to (try to) seduce" by the dropping of flower leaves. This expression is no longer used in French, but the English gallicism to flirt has made its way and has now become an anglicism. Eye contact is a visual connection made as one person gazes into the eyes of another. ... Touching is having or getting a zero distance; in geometry it refers especially to a tangent line or curve (cf. ... An iraqi girl smiles In physiology, a smile is a facial expression formed by flexing muscles most notably near both ends of the mouth, but also around the eyes. ... Proteans are subtle, often unconscious, flirting signals, such as a womans touching her hair when first meeting a man. ... Jump to: navigation, search Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is a written art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... The compact audio cassette brought homemade mixes of pop songs within the reach of the casual music fan. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia The Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Distionary, with definitions, pronunciations, examples... Teasing is the act of playfully disturbing another person, either with words or with actions. ... A wink is an intentional facial expression, made by closing one eye and tensing the facial muscles above and below. ... An anglicism is a word borrowed from English into another language, but considered by a fair part of the influential speakers of that language to be substandard or undesirable. ...

External links

• SIRC Guide to Flirting
• Nonverbal Courtship Patterns In Women: Context and Consequences
• Psychology Today - Flirting Fascination Reviews several studies on flirting