Originally Posted by tore

I remember not being able to recognize flirting when it happened to me, but now I find it fairly easy. Sometimes, a woman dedicates her attention to me and I notice there's some sort of eagerness that makes it seem a bit more than simply polite gesture. The obviousness of it differs of course (perhaps there are compliments or she seems really interested in what I do), but it's not so hard to pick up on. I guess the language might be just as subtle now as it was then, but perhaps the added years of social experience makes the difference. Or it could be that women around my age (30) are a lot easier to read in general than they were 10 years ago.