Charm school
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Learn to be a great flirt- Man and woman staring into eachother\'s eyesLearn
Ever been out on a date and wondered if they really fancy you or are just being polite? Ever noticed someone watching you but both been too shy to make a move? Ever ended up home alone, kicking yourself for not having the courage to approach someone you liked? Well, we\'ve picked some fab flirting tips from
Tracey Cox\'s pocket
Superflirt book to turn you into a sizzlingly sexy creature!
Fake it
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How to be a great flirt- woman with a glass of wine
Body language is a hugely important part of becoming a great flirt. The way we walk, stand, sit and hold ourselves reflects our perspective on life and how it\'s treated us. First impressions are hard to shake because they\'re often accurate - our body language reflects our personality in ways most of us aren\'t even aware of! Fortunately,
if you\'re not very confident there are tricks you can use to appear more so and everyone knows confidence is sexy.
Walk the walk
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How to be a great flirt- ladies legs, walking
We all lead with a part of our body when we walk - it\'s the bit that looks as though it\'s being pulled forwards, ahead of everything else. The two best options for portraying confidence or just damn sexiness are the neutral walk - where no body part leads - or to lead with your pelvis. For the most dramatic results combine an exaggerated roll of the hips with squared shoulders, saucily swinging arms, direct eye contact and an ultra-confident facial expression.
How to strike up the conversation
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How to be a great flirt- woman smiling at bar
Make contact. Stand close enough to strike up a conversation but not so close they\'ve got no choice. Catch their eye, smile briefly but brightly, wait for a second or two for a response, then look away. If they smile and make direct eye contact, they\'re open to talking. If they avoid your eyes and give a tight, closed-mouth smile, they\'re shy or not interested...
Chat-up lines
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How to be a great flirt - woman in cafe looking at man
Chat-up lines don\'t work. Rather than use a \'line\', just say something appropriate to the situation you\'re in. If you\'re in a sandwich shop, saying, "Have you eaten here before? I can\'t decide between the chicken or the tuna," is going to work better than a corny chat-up line. If your head\'s empty remember five obvious questions - who, what, when, where and why. Run through the five words and one\'s bound to inspire you.
Keep it going
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How to be a great flirt- woman and man chatting in the sun
Move from polite chit-chat to a real conversation by adding \'feel\' and \'tell\' questions. "Tell me why..." "How did you feel when...?" Above all, keep smiling. Look like you\'re enjoying chatting to them and they\'ll be more likely to enjoy chatting to you.
Polite or genuinely interested?
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How to be a great flirt - man and woman talking in a bar
If someone\'s chatting out of politeness, they\'ll take the first chance they can to end the conversation. Test them out. Come up with a plausible excuse to leave their side for a few minutes and see if they\'re keen for you to come back.
Optical illusion
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How to be a great flirt- woman\'s eyes
When you consider that 80% of our information about the outside world comes through our eyes, it\'s hardly surprising that almost all dating experts rate eye contact as the ultimate flirting tool. It\'s virtually impossible to connect and communicate with someone without eye contact - let alone to flirt or fall in love. Here are a few flirty eye-contact techniques to get you started...
The four-and-a-half second scan
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How to be a great flirt- woman staring at camera
A normal face scan lasts three seconds; scan for four-and-a-half and it\'s clear they\'ve \'caught your eye\'. Eye contact of more than 10 seconds between two people means one of two things: you\'re about to (or at least want to) fight, or have
sex. Just about everyone knows being watched is a sign that someone\'s interested, so the four-and-a-half-second scan is a great way to subtly make your intentions known.
Slide and settle
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How to be a great flirt- woman looking at the camera in a red top
Let your eyes settle on someone so they\'re aware you\'ve noticed them. Then, as they\'re still watching you, slide your eyes around the room before settling back on them again. This effectively says, "You instantly attracted me and you\'re still the pick of the room even after I\'ve checked out the competition."
Blink if you fancy them
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How to be a great flirt- ladies eyes
It\'s easy to see where the term \'batting your eyelashes\' originated from: if someone looks at us and likes what they see, they tend to blink more. You can increase the blink rate of the person you\'re talking to, by simply blinking more yourself. If the person likes you, they\'ll unconsciously try to match their blink rate to keep in synch, making you more attractive to each other!
Flirty footwork
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How to be a great flirt- lady in green dress crossing her legs
Your legs and feet can give a lot away so if you want him to know you\'re interested just flex your feet... Crossing your legs at the thigh is the classic \'I fancy you\' female flirting signal. So clichéd, it\'s potent - everyone can read it, everyone responds to it.
The double twist
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How to be a great flirt- lady with her legs crossed in the air
If you twine one leg around so your foot crosses behind your calf and also the ankle, you\'re really showing him he\'s in luck. Hinting at creativity (it\'s a little more imaginative than a normal leg cross), flexibility (always handy), and all the tension of a coiled spring (if you\'ve physically wound yourself in a knot, it must mean you have pent-up sexual frustration which he will be happy to relieve).
Criss-crossing and top-tapping
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How to be a great flirt- ladies legs crossed
If you deliberately cross and uncross your legs it\'s a not-so-subtle ploy to draw attention to the legs and genital area and kicking one leg up and down, while crossed, or dangling a shoe from your toes means you\'re up for more than just coffee. It\'s a thrusting motion designed to mimic more intimate thrusting. Gulp. Just be careful who you thrust at!
