How do you react when someone calls you a flirt?
@moonlightriver (41)
United States
May 4, 2010 10:05pm CST
Some people are open minded and take nice comments with appreciation if not flattery but it surprised me one night when I was meeting a friend of my friend. He was very cool, talkative and sociable, started talking about his routines and exercise. I was listening and admired his activities and how it affected him physically so I said "keep it up, you look good!" . Until the following day, our common friend told me that his friend thinks I'm a flirt for saying that. Why such nice comment is taken against me? He says take the word flirt as something positive. I don't think so! Do you think that statement was flirtation at all?
And how would you react when you are trying to be nice, not naughty and instead that person calls you a flirt?
2 responses
@maezee (41988)
• United States
5 May 10
Firstly, I don't think a "flirt" is necessarily a bad thing - is it? I mean, whether or not it was intended to be taken that way, I don't think it's a bad thing at all. But I think a lot of people tend to misinterpret things that we say or do, or even small things like our body language. I've never been called a "flirt", but I've been called worse - a "tease" before - because the guy ASSUMED I had been flirting with him - and when they tried to come onto me, I flat-out rejected them. I don't think there's anything you can do. I think you were being polite - being attentive and paying him a compliment. Let them think what they want! It all comes down to what you do. It's not as though you took it any further. You were just having pleasant conversation with someone. How they interpret it is up to them, so I wouldnt' worry about it.
@moonlightriver (41)
• United States
5 May 10
It does affect the way we interact with that person the next time we see him.
