FLIRTING WORKS

A new paper by researchers at the University of Kansas has been published in the Journal of Sex Research examining if flirting has a particular facial cue used by women to indicate interest in a man. The researchers found internal states – such as being romantically or sexually interested in someone – can be conveyed to others nonverbally through facial expression. The team found some women are more effective than others in effectively conveying a flirtatious facial cue, while some men are better at recognizing this cue. (* No surprise, most men are idiots.) In their studies, they found most men were able to recognize a certain female facial expression as representing flirting. Here it is, described:
– “The most effective flirting cues include a head turned to one side and tilted down slightly, a slight smile, and eyes turned forward toward the implied target.”
* And if you want to have fun, top it off by cackling like the Wicked Witch of the West.
* It’s the look your dog gives you when it’s been bad and doesn’t want to look you in the eye, but wants to make sure you’re not going to yell at it.
* They could have researched this by watching virtually every romantic comedy scene set in a bar. Hollywood has the flirting look down pat.
* What’s the difference between the “I’m flirting” look and the “I’m looking around to see if anybody noticed I farted” look?