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Flirtation Style

Trait & DispositionSexual Communication & InitiationGeneral Sensitivity

Flirtation Style refers to the characteristic ways a person signals interest, attraction, or playfulness within romantic or intimate interactions.

What This Really Means

Flirtation Style describes how attraction is expressed through tone, timing, humor, attention, or physical cues rather than through explicit intent.

It overlaps with Play Style and Communication Patterns in Relationships, shaping how signals are sent and interpreted between partners.

Within a relationship assessment platform, flirtation style is inferred from patterns of engagement, responsiveness, and comfort with ambiguity.

The concept helps explain compatibility dynamics by distinguishing expression preferences from desire or commitment levels.

Examples

One partner uses humor and teasing to signal interest

A relationship report highlights mismatched comfort with direct versus subtle flirting

Signals of attraction appear through sustained attention rather than verbal cues

Common Misunderstandings

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Reality

More accurately, Flirtation Style refers to the characteristic ways a person signals interest, attraction, or playfulness within romantic or intimate interactions, and flirtation style reflects seriousness about commitment doesn’t follow from that.

Reality

Flirtation Style points to the characteristic ways a person signals interest, attraction, or playfulness within romantic or intimate interactions, so flirtation style indicates sexual intent at all times is a misunderstanding.

Reality

Flirtation Style is about the characteristic ways a person signals interest, attraction, or playfulness within romantic or intimate interactions, and it doesn’t imply that flirtation style should be the same across all relationships.

Tags

#self-awareness#compatibility-dynamics#relationship-dynamics#communication-patterns#sexual-communication-initiation#trait-disposition

Inside LoveIQ

We identify patterns related to Flirtation Style by analyzing responses in our assessment modules, helping you understand your unique relationship dynamics.

Sample visualization of a gap metric.

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