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The Lost Art of Flirting: Rediscovering Old-Fashioned Charm in the Modern Dating World.

22 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker reflects on the dynamics of desire and arousal, asserting that for older women desire follows arousal and that arousal can be sparked by non‑physical stimuli. She laments the disappearance of old‑fashioned flirting, noting that contemporary attempts at flirtation tend to fall into two unappealing extremes: overt sexual language that feels off‑putting, or bland, mundane small talk that fails to engage. The speaker calls for a return to nuanced, playful flirtation that balances intrigue without resorting to crassness or boredom.

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I always say about older women that desire follows arousal, and that doesn't mean that one has to get physical in order to get aroused. Aroused can happen from anything, and I was thinking the other day, what happened to old-fashioned flirting? Seems so long since anyone has even attempted to flirt with me. Either it's all about just going straight in with sexual language, which can be really off-putting, or just talking about mundane shit that also is extremely uninteresting. Let's go back to flirting.