How To Flirt: Don't Keep Trying With Someone Who Just Isn't Interested

When you meet someone that you find attractive, your first instinct may be to express this attraction by flirting. You may make eye contact, smile and even head in their direction to begin a conversation. But you can not guarantee that your flirting will be welcomed. This page will explain how to flirt: don't keep trying with someone who just isn't interested. It will illustrate some of the ways you can tell that the person you are flirting with is not interested in your attention. Rejection is an unfortunate part of flirting. However, you can recover quickly and positively by following some of the suggestions outlined here.

Step 1: Read Their Body Language

If you pay close attention to someone's body language, you'll see that it will tell you a lot about what they are feeling.http://www.learnbodylanguage.org/personal_space.html When someone isn't interested in flirting with you, there are several ways they will show this through their behavior, rather than saying anything aloud. By watching their movements, you can often read these indicators and excuse yourself before the situation becomes too uncomfortable for the both of you.http://www.sirc.org/publik/flirt.html

Avoiding eye contact
Crossing their arms during conversation
Moving nervously as if they are impatient or antsy
Rolling of the eyes, drawn face or other facial expressions that show a lack of interest

Step 2: Listen To Their Responses

Another way to tell if someone is not interested in getting to know you better is to pay attention to how they act during a conversation. There are several factors that may indicate that they are simply being polite, and are not interested in what you are saying. http://www.sirc.org/publik/flirt.html

Responding with only a yes or no
Not initiating any part of the conversation
They don't seem to be listening and seem to be focused on something else
Not asking questions or offering insight to the topic you are conversing about

Step 3: Knowing When To Stop Trying

While there is a certain factor of "the chase" when it comes to flirting, there are times when the person that you are attracted to, just is not interested. In these instances, it's important to be aware of this and know when it's time to stop trying. This all depends upon the person you are flirting with, any prior knowledge you have of them and if their unique situation has caused your efforts to go unnoticed. Continually assess the situation and make adjustments to your flirting techniques as the conversation changes or make the decision to end the flirting session. It is not worth pursuing someone, that is not responding to you.

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