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[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 152 points 5 days ago (17 children)

I'll never understand how difficult people make things by not being forthright and making things awkward:

"Is it okay if I bring my boyfriend?"

"...I think there's been a misunderstanding. I had asked you on a hike as a fun first date, I didn't realize you had a boyfriend. I'm going to bow out of this, but I can give you the hike info if you want to take him." And then you laugh about the misunderstanding the next work day, and keep things at work from then on. No reason for it to get bad. Flirting is still fun! Just leave it at that without expecting anything more.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 124 points 5 days ago (14 children)

Don't flirt with someone single if you're not interested, don't flirt with someone in a relationship if you're not interesting in breaking it.

It's just that simple.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago (12 children)

I wonder if you have a different definition of flirting, because the end goal of flirting is not necessarily to gain a relationship.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

Not necessarily but very commonly it is. Especially if you keep at it. It's just something to keep in mind if you do it knowingly. She might've not realized.

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