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The art of flirting—it may be an primitive, biologically-driven activity, but today it is executed with artful self-awareness and even with conscious calculation. From an evolutionary standpoint, human beings flirt to propagate our genes and to demonstrate our genetic worth. Men are predisposed to flirt with women who appear the most healthy and fertile. Women tend to be charmed by men with assertive characteristics, bulging muscles, and the best resources to contribute to them and their children. However, in our culture today it is apparent that we do not always select partners who are biologically attractive. Psychology Today notes that “we flirt with the intent of assessing potential lifetime partners, we flirt to have easy, no-strings-attached relations, and we flirt when we are not looking for either. We flirt because, most simply, flirtation can be a liberating form of play, a game with suspense and ambiguities that bring joys of its own.” “Flirting is a negotiation process that takes place after there has been some initial attraction, “observes Steven W. Gangestad, Ph.D., an evolutionary psychologist at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Flirting is a means of enhancing the initial attraction. Women and men’s nonverbal signals are extremely significant. Sexy dresses and swiveling hips suggests that a flirtatious woman is drawing attention to her pelvis which also connotates her capacity for bearing children. Arched eyebrows and long eye gazes make her eyes appear large like a child’s eyes which advertise, along with laughter, her youth and submissiveness. Licking her lips commands attention as well as conveys sexual maturity and sexual interest. Adjusting the eye gaze and suggest a “hard to get” style, she demonstrates that she will not engage in sex with just anyone.
Approximate Word count = 1060
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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