4 Masterful Flirting Techniques: A Scientific Guide to Lasting Connections
The study, which involved over 400 participants from Norway and 500 from the United States, highlighted the gender-specific effectiveness of humor. Men using humor, especially in the context of long-term dating, exhibited higher effectiveness. For women in short-term dating scenarios, humor showed the least effectiveness. Nevertheless, responding to humor with laughter was universally considered effective for both genders.
The research emphasized that flirting success depends on factors such as gender, relationship goals (short-term or long-term), and individual characteristics like extroversion, age, religiosity, and interest in relationships or dating sites.
For women seeking short-term relationships, signals of sexual availability, such as physical contact, are deemed more effective. Conversely, men aiming for short-term romances are advised to incorporate a mix of physical and sexual signals, along with expressions of interest, compliments, and humor.
