My ex used to flirt with my girlfriends, and I flirted with his guy friends. It was kinda fun....

if it ends at flirting, what's the problem?

I'd just appreciate someone to flirt with but only if he's single. Other womens' fellas are definitely out of bounds. They had better not try flirting with me unless she's in the room and cool and its just a bit of a laugh.

Flirting with intent is beyond calling someone sweetie or hon. There's body language. I look at body language. I call people hon or sweetie all the time but there's no innuendo with body language or facial looks that indicate I'm flirting.

There is a difference. We all know someone who does this consistently to someone other than their partner. If my bf reacted to this type of flirting with his body language or a look then I would be concerned.

Oh and the claws would come out. No doubt about that. Can't say I've ever had to react in that way though.

conspicuous by their absence.....sshhhhhhhh.
i think lamwholam & Phd are doin' the deed
right as we *typespeak....keep dat on the d-lo..mofo..

Mmm... It has been kinda quiet in here... A little too quiet...

From your lips to God's ears...

op all depends on what kind of flirting ... in life I have had a lot of men that flirt but never have taken it any farther unless that is what I wanted and some just told flat out you better stop... if I start out loyal and still feel that when another flirts then... I do tell them to stop and nothing will become of us ... and now I am single... so I can do as I please... flirt or not flirt ... and as far as calling me certain names like honey or love or blah blah I take it all lightly now ... because that is what they might say to everyone ... an just their way ...

.. I think you mean from your lips to PhDes ears...lmao..sooo.. was it as good for you! as it was for me baby......mmmmm.... a night I will never remember.... I mean forget..


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On the point of using terms of endearment like "honey", "love", or "dear", I would consider it flirting of the woman was NOT your average diner waitress, was relatively young (35 or younger, it does seem to be an age- and region-based trait), and whether or not she was using those terms with people around me.
For example, if a 20-something musician started calling me "love" or "baby", and looked me straight in the eye when she did so, I'd definitely consider that flirting.
However, if my local 40-something waitress called me "hun" or "dear" when she was busy jotting down my order, I would not consider that flirting.
Some people just throw out terms of endearment like that just 'cause. My Southern-raised grandmother regularly called people "dear" (but by the time I knew her, she was already in her mid-60s). She was a VERY polite lady, and I think that was the total extent of her using terms of endearment (politeness). I wouldn't regard that kind of term of endearment any more seriously than I do when I get called "boss", "chief", or "dude" by a male waiter.

For 1 minute; maybe i would like it;but if she flirts almost in "her man's face"; that lady deserves a zero respect and 100 distrust...even if she does it when he goes to bathroom!!!

I could never take the flirting seriously, unless the man was single. Other than that, I play along in a jokey way.

If I ever heard a man utter "sweetums" or "babycakes" to his own wife I'd punch his nose!

What I can't stand is when I even say "Good Morning" to a woman I'm passing on the street and she says, "My husband/boyfriend said the same thing to me this morning".

What's that all about?

I mean, come on, I said good morning, not "I'm in room 247".

So I just started telling them, "Wasn't flirting with you ma'am, just being courteous".

Haaahaaa..what? That's ridiculous

@ RM 247!

I am ok with anything short of grabbing genitalia.

Time and context has a lot to do with if someone flirting with me is going to creep me out. Or insult me.

Someone who clearly is someone else's partner I just find it kind of sad. I will make every effort to avoid them. I care about my friends feelings even if their partner doesn't. I also care about my good name. Some things you need to shut down in no uncertain terms.

If I am in a group of friends, or in the case of on line where how serious can you really take what I would call "cutting up" but if you are some place that it is more personal or disrespectful then I could get really mad and go drama mamma on you for being a creep.

What I find kind of juvenile is when people have to flirt habitually just to get attention and that I tend to just tune out. If a person flirts with everyone then it really kind of looses effectiveness.

What many younger folks don't seem to get is pity flirting with and older person is really insulting. It smacks of ignorance because older people get action and we don't need some "Pup" practicing their moves on us. Especially when you can't laugh when they really flub it up.