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Stumble It!Flirting: When It’s Healthy and When It’s Harmful
BEWARE OF TAKING IT TOO FAR:
So, yes, flirting can be healthy, as long as you keep it contained. When does a simple flirt turn into something harmful? When have you crossed the line?
- Crossing the line is taking the flirting into a bar and having a drink.
- Crossing the line is taking the flirting into a physical-contact type of flirting.
- Crossing the line is giving out your phone number and starting a mental affair with the man on the other end of the line.
- It's fun to flirt via email, but keep in mind that crossing the line is talking about anything sexual via email in those flirtatious banters.
FLIRTING TOO MUCH? TIME TO EXAMINE YOUR RELATIONSHIP:
If you find yourself tempted to take things beyond flirting, it’s time to reflect on your relationship with partner.
Ask yourself these questions:
- What are you hoping to get out of flirting? A little spark to brighten your day? Or, are you somehow hoping to find a new partner?
- Are you flirting to meet needs and desires that your partner isn’t fulfilling? If so, maybe could you talk to your partner about injecting a little more romance into your life. Perhaps you could even try flirting with your husband, a little every morning and a little every evening. Flirting isn’t just for strangers, after all. It’s a great way to keep the sizzle in your marriage going.
Keep it friendly and keep it innocent, and your daily dose of flirting will make you feel sexier and more desirable every single day -- and that can only be a good thing where your husband’s concerned!
Dating coach, blogger and author David Wygant has been
featured on more than 2,000 radio and television shows, including Dateline, CBS
Good Morning, and MTV. Get more sex and dating tips on David's interactive blog
at davidwygant.com
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This article disturbs me. Are there truly committed & happily married people out there that think that flirting with anyone, especially on a regular basis is OK? Using flirting to get ahead w/ the guy at cable company? You must be kidding, how slutty! Flirting w/ people that you regularly see at a gym? Why not just go the extra bit, grab his rear & wink?! Here another fun idea...lets start making fun of our kids to win points with the cute Dad at the kids t-ball game? That will make us crappy parents too! Is this guy for real? If he is, may his wife be forewarned. It is most definately NOT OK.