To flirt means to behave amorously without serious intent. Most guys and ladies flirt a lot in this our era. What I’ve come to realize is lot of young ones flirt simply to attract attention to themselves or inflate their egos.
Flirting can be very damaging and hurtful. Some flirts break hearts deliberately, even maliciously, resulting in emotional turmoil for one innocent victim after another. Interestingly, though, many offenders act more out of a lack of experience than out of malice. Oftentimes young people simply do not understand how their actions affect the feelings of others. Or they may be led astray by their treacherous hearts and rationalize flirtatious behavior…
Consider the case of two friends of mine. Back in level 100, these two friends of the opposite sex were very close. They did most things together. This made the lady think the guy, who is my close buddy, loves her. One day in class, I remember the lady (we were and still in the same class) came to me and told me how he loves my friend. In effect, she was asking me to be the ‘betweener’ and get my friend to love her or notice that. This guy also had a crush on another lady in the class at the same time. Nevertheless, it was clear that how my friend (guy) related with the lady made her think he was interested in her.
First, one must realize that treating someone as if he/she is interested in a serious relationship when he/she really is not amounts to lying. A flirt lives by a cruel double standard. He/she expects others to be sincere about their intentions toward him/her, but he/she plays by different rules.
