Dating Tips

10 Greatest Flirting Tips

Here are 10 of the greatest tips to help you learn to flirt like a pro!

1. Make eye contact

Catch his eye

Eye contact is one of the easiest methods you can use to flirt with your date and it can be plenty of fun too.

The knack is to not end up staring at them for too long. Instead go for a sneaky glance that lasts a couple of seconds, then look away. Repeating this, perhaps with a smile or two along the way, can gain their interest and help let them know you’re flirting with them and interested in them.

2. Lightly touch them

If you’re interested in your date and want to let them know, then lightly touching their arm, shoulder or knee is a good flirting technique to try.

Do keep the touches nice and light at this point (you can move on to more intense touching at the next stage) and they should get the message that you fancy them.

3. Lean in towards them

If you’re sitting or standing next to someone you rather like, then leaning a bit closer towards them is a useful technique to add to your flirting repertoire.

This doesn’t mean moving right on in and cramping their space, but gently moving in closer as you talk to them – it’s a great signal that you’re interested and want to get close in so many ways!

4. Smile at them

Smile seductively

It sounds totally obvious, but it’s easy to get knocked off course when you’re trying to flirt with a hot man or woman.

Whether you’re sitting chatting to your potential new date, or gazing longingly at them across a crowded room, don’t forget to smile at them. It’s most effective if you manage to make eye contact at too – they’ll know for sure that you’re flirting with them.

5. Keeping walking by

If you’re trying to flirt and attract the attention of a stranger, then a great way of sending out those essential flirting skills is to keeping walking by.

Even if it means going out of your way to walk past, make the time to do so. Eventually the lucky man or woman won’t be able to help but notice you’re there!

6. Play with your hair or flick your hair

Play with your hair

If you’re a woman flirting with a man, and whether you’ve got long or short hair, you should make the most of the opportunity to play with your hair or flick your hair.

It’s a simple gesture to make, but twirling your hair in your fingers whilst casually looking over to your flirting target and smiling seductively can have the desired effect and gain their attention.

If you’re a woman with long hair, then you could also try letting your hair down and doing a wonderful and extravagant head shake along the way. Seeing hair cascading down can be a real head turner.

7. Mimic their body movements

Body language is an important element of flirting like a pro and it’s well known that when people are interested in one another, they begin to pick up on their mannerisms and traits.

Although you may not yet be at the total infatuation stage, you can certainly put this technique into action by beginning to mimic their body movements. So, if you’re sitting or standing together, you could move position to sit in the same way as them, hold your drink in the same way, push your glasses up as they do or move your hands in the same way as them.

These are all subtle signals that you’ll be sending out to them that you’re keen and interested.

8. Draw attention to your mouth

Seductively sucking a straw

For both men and women who are learning to flirt expertly, drawing attention to their mouth can work wonders and be very seductive.

It may something as simple as licking your lips, or running a finger along your lips. For women, they could apply lipstick or lip gloss, or suck from a straw in a drink. All of these actions will draw attention to the lips – those lips you so want to be kissed – and can positively influence your flirting success.

9. Play with your accessories

This sounds a bit naughty, but we’re talking fashion accessories here, like necklaces, belts, ties, scarves or earrings.

It’s a similar body language gesture to the hair twirling one and will help draw attention to you and away from other surrounding people. Once you’ve got their attention, you need to keep it right there.

10. Make sure your body language is open and inviting

Flirt with open body language

Finally, the crucial step to get right, especially if you’ve managed to achieve all the other points, is to make sure your body language is open and inviting at all times.

Open body language is where you’ve not got your legs crossed or arms folded, you’re sitting or standing in a relaxed position, turning towards the person you’re interested in. Smiling at them and looking interested in what they say are added bonuses.

If you follow these tips, and learn to use your body language to your advantage, you should greatly improve your flirting skills and hopefully score a date too!

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