Really informative and interesting 26 page PDF.
SIRC Guide to Flirting: what social science tells you about flirting
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SIRC Guide to Flirting: what social science tells you about flirting
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#2Its rather mroe introductory but it's still an interesting and informative read. Defintiely something to print out and read when bored or give to a younger brother or any young person entering high school or college. Wish I had this when I was beggining my college days.
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#3Its rather mroe introductory but it's still an interesting and informative read. Defintiely something to print out and read when bored or give to a younger brother or any young person entering high school or college. Wish I had this when I was beggining my college days.
Have to admit that some of the "results" are quite entertaining e.g.
the ‘social micro-climate’ of the racecourse
makes it one of the best flirting environments in Britain.
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#4This topic is hard to compute. Why can't there just be an open source standard
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#5I just read a couple of pages, and this is a great read.
"If you are mainly looking for flirting opportunities, . . . . seek out clubs full of happy, sociable under-achievers."
It's pure comedy gold, Jerry!
Having said that: I hate to stereotype, but I find us geeks (men) to be pretty bad at flirting. I don't know if a 26-page tome will solve that problem or not....
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#6This topic is hard to compute. Why can't there just be an open source standard
see @ajays comment above
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#7Hacker News: where we discuss advanced programming and elementary social skills.
I wonder if there's somewhere out there where it's the reverse.
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#9"When you first approach an attractive stranger, having established at least an indication of mutual interest through eye contact, try to make eye contact again at about 4ft away, before moving any closer. At 4 ft (about two small steps away), you are on the borderline between what are known as the ‘social zone’ (4 to 12 ft) and the ‘personal zone’ (18in to 4ft).
If you receive a positive response at 4ft, move in to ‘arm’s length’ (about 2ft 6in)."
Reminds me of the "How To" Goofy cartoons -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxeL9bdSu-A&t=102
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#10I just read a couple of pages, and this is a great read. "If you are mainly looking for flirting opportunities, . . . . seek out clubs full of happy, sociable under-achievers." It's pure comedy gold, Jerry! Having said that: I hate to stereotype, but I find us geeks (men) to be pretty bad at flirting. I don't know if a 26-page tome will solve that problem or not....
Basic social science articles always read like they're written by Captain Obvious.
"1. Do initiate flirtation with people of roughly the same level of attractiveness as yourself.
2. Don’t flirt with people who are unlikely to return your interest."
But on the other hand, there's really no easy way out (writing about it, I mean). I've yet to find a more "practical" approach that doesn't read like either semi-useless and somewhat obvious statistics ("try to position yourself between 3 and 4 feet away from your flirting partner"), or just oozes sleaze ("pickup artists", ESR etc.). Getting technical about human beings and our social interaction works quite well in a clinical, observing manner, but once it's meant as actual practical advise, it's very easy to cross boundaries.