The Flirting Gene-Does it Exist?

flirting geneDo you ever wonder how some people are just really good with flirting? It makes you wonder how they do it, right time after time. Sometimes you start thinking the other people have some special talents that you just weren’t born with. I’m here to tell you that it’s all hogwash.

Sure, some people are naturally really good flirts. They seem to know how to snag the guy across the bar or the girl who is quietly sipping her espresso. It would be easy to say that these people were born with some flirting gene that made them natural flirts, but it’s not true. They learned how to bat their eyelashes or a flash their pearly whites. It didn’t happen for them overnight, but it happened. It might seem like they have this magnet that draws people to them without exerting a lot of effort but they learned this through trial and error. The most important thing is — they never gave up trying.

It’s just not a mystery how some people do it — they copied from people they saw at coffee shops, bars, restaurants, dating sites — everywhere flirting is done.

flirting geneThere is no flirting gene, so if you were worried, you can relax. The people who are expert at flirting got there by tons of practice. They failed a lot before they got the knack and you can do this too. After a while their flirting prowess allows them to have an aura of confidence that is very sexy. We’re all drawn to a confident sexy person and that could be you!


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25 Comments so far

  1. Ernie Small on January 13th, 2009

    it is true…confidence is the key. just tonight i heard of an interesting study that was done where two randomly picked groups of men did not bathe for a week. one group wore a popular brand of body spray and the other wore nothing, and a group of women were asked which group of men they found more attractive. not surprisingly, the ones wearing the fragrance were highly favored by the women in the survey.

    the interesting part was that these women were not able to smell any of the men at all! they only saw them on television screens. so, obviously, the confidence that the scented group gained was the key to their higher level of desirability amongst the females.

  2. Rose | Swarovski Rhinestones on January 18th, 2009

    I could imagine the expressions of those men who did not take a bath for a week. Their nose would be wrinkled and they’d look really frustrated. Ask me not to bathe and I’ll surely look murderous. I couldn’t go out of the house without any lipstick at all. I agree that being clean (or fragrant) and presentable create self-confidence.

  3. Baby Care on January 19th, 2009

    I don’t have much idea about flirting.I am agree with your points some people really have the talents by birth itself.Let me understand more about fliting.

  4. John Brazil on January 19th, 2009

    I do not know if the person already has, but I know that can be trained as a skill, as in all other areas of life.

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  5. bingo caller on January 22nd, 2009

    I have to say I think flirting comes naturally to people if they feel that attraction to that person it comes to them how to catch their eye little by little. Then at times I think people just fumble threw flirting like a fool not knowing which way to go or turn to get that person they want. I say it isn’t a gene but something that just naturally flows well for people or a person that knows how to talk a good game so to speak and find that common ground. But that’s just my two sense heh.

  6. Manila Office Space on January 23rd, 2009

    There is no flirting gene,yeah I agree with that..There’s a saying practice makes perfect..So practice well to be expert in flirting..^_^

  7. liam Berlin on January 23rd, 2009

    well,
    In my opinion, flirting is an Art, and there are many different ways to act.
    Some can be the very confident one and being talkative and questioning with a person and trying to create links.
    Another one is more uncommon, i think which is mix of ignorance and unfriendliness, which makes the person less confident and makes you superior in the end!

    To debate…

  8. Emmie on January 24th, 2009

    It does come naturally to some people, you have to have the confidence to talk to someone and even make the 1st move, remembering rejection isnt the end of the world :) x

  9. Rose @ Sony KDL-46XBR8 Amazon aStore on January 25th, 2009

    Yeah, I agree. Flirting is an art. Some people have it as an in-born talent; and some had acquired it through keen observation and practice. A friend of mine told me that her secret is the dazzling smile that she practiced in front of a mirror for more than a thousand times.

  10. Bill on January 28th, 2009

    Nice article and nice site i like it.

  11. Shinade on January 31st, 2009

    You are so right here in this article. but it can start at a very early age. For instance, I was born in 1957 when the American ideal of beauty was to be blond, have large blue eyes, and of course dimples.

    I had them all. I can actually look back now and realize that I started learning how to get things very easily by simply smiling and toying with people.

    In a way it proved almost hazardous for me. For those looks that I depended on for so long to get my way have now faded.

    I must admit that I still flirt and I can still get my way with men and women most of the time. but, I am also very grateful that God also gave me some brains.

    Also I am amazed at when I look back at how many men would actually play this game with such a young child.

    It’s a scary thought. But, it’s reality.

  12. LOSE WEIGHT on January 31st, 2009

    Flirting is a form of human interaction between two people, expressing a romantic and/or sexual interest

  13. Warren on February 3rd, 2009

    Some people really knows where is the weak nerve and they stimulate it for flirting. They have everything … confident body language, command over words and tone. Sharp eyes and everything …

    They are really god gifted and rest they develop by themselves. But I am afraid from them and never trust them at least in the beginning stage.

  14. derl on February 3rd, 2009

    if your good at talking your most likely a good flirt, it’s the antisocial who have trouble with it

  15. Divorced Guy on February 6th, 2009

    You are quite right that there is no flirting gene but some people possess some additional qualities which makes their flirting more effective.

    Nice post though!

  16. Manuel Schuhe on February 7th, 2009

    Absolutly right. There is no flirting gene. Like everything in humanity is practise, practise, practise, practise and practise :-)

  17. seobro on February 9th, 2009

    I wonder if the flirting gene can be passed on to your children. It would increase your chances of having more offspring so it does have survival value.

  18. Tony Lee on February 12th, 2009

    I think I developed my flirting skills in the military. The travel that I experienced gave me the opportunity to meet many people and lose any shyness that I might have had.

  19. makati office space on February 17th, 2009

    Yeah, I admit I think of flirting sometimes but I don’t think its on genes. It just happened because you want to.

  20. shubhranshu on March 14th, 2009

    Thanks for this thought provoking write-up. Many of my doubts got cleared after going through this write-up.

  21. You just have to plant the seed of flirt and as the time pass this plant will grow and will make you more perfect and sharper.

    That’s my personal experience.

  22. Palmetto Dunes Rentals on March 14th, 2009

    Could we believe on this. Because this is not believable thing.

  23. Hans Schuh on August 5th, 2009

    I think there ist no Flirting Gene, the people need only a lot of practice.

  24. Mike B on April 6th, 2011

    Doesn`t everyone do a bit of harmless flirting

  25. Simon Anderson on April 7th, 2011

    I don't think there is a flirting gene within people, i think its confidence, using dirty chat up linescan help though 

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