Are We Shameless Or Harmless Flirts?

Queendom.com, one of the web’s foremost source of personality assessments, is revealing it all – the results of their flirting study, that is. After releasing their popular Flirting Test on Queendom.com, their results reveal that men and women not only enjoy flirting, but many will wink madly and schmooze away mercilessly in order to get what they want.

Men and women have evolved quite a bit to become the flirting specialists they are today. Gone are the days of clubbing a wooly mammoth over the head and dropping it off at a pretty girl’s cave; no longer can women demurely drop their handkerchief in front of a suitor, without being chastised for littering. Yet, there are many ancient ways of flirting that still hold strong (men puffing their chest out; women seductively swaying their hips). And while the goal of flirting has expanded to reasons other than to pass on one’s genes, it will always remain a timeless art.

Women are often touted as the better flirts. They’re subtle and seductive, and can say so much with something as little as a wink or a smile. Queendom data, however, reveal that while women did have a slightly higher tendency to flirt, it was men who fared slightly better in terms of flirting expertise and techniques. In terms of style, both genders had a greater tendency of being “Drive-by” flirts, applying their seductive techniques anytime, anyplace, and anywhere, but mostly just for the fun of it. “Future-oriented” flirting was the next most popular flirting style (flirting to find the “one”), followed by the “Pragmatic” flirt (flirting to get something tangible, like a good deal), the “Toxic” flirt (flirting for revenge) and, pulling up the rear, the “Carnal” flirt (flirting solely for sex).

On the surface, this seems pretty innocent. Men and women love to flirt, plain and simple. It’s fun, makes you feel good, and lets you know that you still “got it”. Queendom decided to dig a little deeper, winding their way through the sucked-in guts, bravado, lip smacking, lash batting and seductive winks to uncover some interesting little tidbits revealed by the flirting population who took their test. This is where things became tantalizingly interesting.

The study also revealed that men’s most popular flirting gestures when chatting with a woman are to smile and to lean in to show interest, while women smile and look deep into a man’s eyes. Other interesting flirting tidbits: 45% of men would converse with someone they found hot at a funeral; 36% would ask that person out, while still at the funeral (55% and 19% respectively for women). Only 10% of women would flirt with a male car salesman in order to get a better deal.

To claim that men are brutish and uncivilized flirts or women are notorious seductresses who use their feminine wiles to ensnare unsuspecting gentlemen would be unfair and a misconception. Granted, there are some people who use flirting as a means of manipulation, but for most, flirting is entertaining. As it should be.

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