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Do friends ever flirt?
Hello, we're good friends and known for a few months. But I've realised he teases me a lot in a fun way like I like your smile as I don't smile much. He says he's bantering because we're friends and I say no, you're flirting. He's always smiling but not shy. So, my question is do male and female friends flirt? I do fancy him a bit and I do have a feelings that's fancies me too but he says we're friends and bantering. Help guys! Thank you!
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Friends do flirt. I too flirt with some of my male friends and they too flirt with me. Its just harmless until and unless, you try to find emotions in them or read too much into them. In most cases, these dont turn into real love for guys (Some may fake that they have fallen). So do not expect anything. Women in general are different. They find feelings associated with flirting and physical intimacy, in the end process, they hurt themselves and a harmless friendship suffers.
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Yes, friends can flirt. It is possible. And that is what makes it hard to know if a person is serious or just doing it because it is fun and pleasant to do so. Sometimes, it's even to sharpen our skills at flirting with someone who is safe because we don't have romantic feelings towards them.
It is also possible for two people who are close friends without romantic feelings towards each other, to slowly develop those feelings as time goes on. I belies two things are important to a happy romantic relationship with first being close friends and treating each other as a best friend. Second would be having sexual compatibility. So even if there is no instant flash of passion, it is possible to appear later. those who get together over sexual desire only, may not end up having a good relationship because while the sex is good, you are still being treated like shit the rest of the time. So if you can find a male friend you admire, that one is a good prospect for becoming something more. But don't be disappointed if he doesn't make those feelings known to you. Another issue is that two close friends can be afraid of losing their friend when confessing their feelings if the other doesn't feel the same way.
I feel the easiest way to find out if he is ready to move forward, or doesn't have those feelings, is to say, "We've been doing so great as friends together. Makes me wonder if it might work for us to be something more. What do you think?" This is a non pressure, non awkward way to ask a friend as you haven't confessed feelings. If he does want to have you as a romantic interest, then this is his chance to say, yes, lets try that. Or he would say i know I don't feel that way about you, you feel more like a sister or female cousin to me. Then you'd have your answer.
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