How Do You Flirt?

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Umm...How do you filrt? It's plagued me for years, and I still can't figure it out. I don't know what to say or do.

For the most part, if you have to ask that question then you'll never be able to. From what I've observed it is natural for neurotypical people. Generally it involves some humorour banter with lots of sexual inuendo.

It ain't easy being cheesy.

*Gasp* So all I have to do is include innuendo in my usual humorous banter and I'm flirting?
Maybe I'm always flirting and don't know it.

The girl has to do it too.

I don't. There is nothing subtle about my interactions with the opposite sex (certainly not of late). I either say something directly flattering or I don't say anything at all. If I was ever subtle it was due to insecurity, not flirting. Flirting is this stupid teasing confusing no-man's-land middle ground which was invented for the sole purpose of feeling like one has an advantage over the person one is flirting with when in fact if one is flirting and the other person is not matching this you're probably flirting uselessly- either because the other person isn't interested, or because you're just confusing them. The only good thing I have to say about flirting is if you do it right you might be able to tell if someone is interested in you. I say this entirely in theory as I have never been able to employ flirtation as a feasible method of assessment.

I did not know flirting necessarily included sexual innuendo. Are you guys sure? I thought it was just relaxed, humorous (as in they laugh and smile a lot) conversation with a person you're interested in.

Not innuendo persay but my understanding (dim though it be) is that a normal conversation with someone you're interested in is just that: normal conversation. Flirting is designed to actually attract the other person, or scope them out in the very least. If the normal conversation is actually supposed to attact them, then then I would assume it would be somehow different from how you converse with people you're not attracted to.

I second that Neant, it may just be my age or the groups I interact with, but in my experiance flirting involves no innuendo and nothing directly sexual.

Maybe innuendo is the wrong word. The point of flirting is to say "hey i want to get in your pants but won't say it directly." There is sexual tension.

Flirting - sexual tension = banter.

Those are my definitions.

Most of it is body language and tone of voice. From what I've gathered, flirting involves getting uncomfortably close to someone and talking in a suave voice that isn't used in any other situation. What's actually said is a combination of small talk and sly compliments.

I've never attempted it and I probably never will. Woo!

I don't know how to flirt, so I don't do it. And probably I don't recognize when someone is flirting to me either, because people says I've lost a lot of chances... anyway...

Girl> Hi prometheus, would you (insert sexy innedueo, of which I don't know any)

Prometheus> uhhhh. . . .uhhhh. . . . . . . . .1066!! !!

/me hides out in the sewers for the next two days

Reminds me of myself. I also tend to mistake any form of social outreach form the opposite sex as flirting.

Girl: Hey Ben, how's it going?
Me: Umm...umm...hey.

The girl doesn't even have to be talking about me.

*excerpt from last week*

Girl: Hey, Josh! Josh!
Me: Uh, yeah?
Girl: Could you hand me that book over there?*points past me*
Me: Oh...right. *hands book*

And here's a classic scenario from a year ago.

*girl walks up to table*
Girl: Is anyone sitting here?
Me: Um, no.
Girl: Thanks! *walks off with chair*

Unless things are blatant-either in word or deed-I've no way to perceive someone's "interest" in me. I wait to be approached, don't know how or if I flirt.
Anything CAN be innuendo, depends on the audience that's hearing/reading the words, the context in which they're delivered, etc. Any image/shape could be thought of as resembling/symbolizing either "Tab A" or "Slot B". It can be fun to have a double meaning for words, but can also impede serious/effective communication.

Lol, my first flirting 101 class came from a girl who was in a psychiatric hospital with me, who was convinced that flirting consisted of draping your arms around a guy of your choice and then making out! No wonder I was screwed!

Funnily enough, I have observed that if nothing else, the funnest, most common flirting involves teasing, generally with some physical contact. With one of my boyfriends, we sat in a car together 'fake punching' each other for about five minutes and the punches got slower and softer and eventually we just didn't pull away and then we started holding hands and then... aww it was so cute! Oh yeah, and for some reason, teasing the hell out of them is quite common!