According to the aolhealth.com on November 16, a research from the University of Kansas found that a person's flirting style can predict success in the romance department。
Researchers found those who use playful and physical styles of flirtation are likely to attract shorter, less serious relationships, whereas polite and sincere flirting could attract a longer term partner。
The findings come from a study of more than 5,100 people looking at the way they communicate their romantic interest。
They filled out a questionnaire about the way they flirted and their relationship history。
Jeffrey Hall, of the University of Kansas, found there were five different types of flirting - traditional, physical, sincere, playful and polite。
The traditional flirts let the man be the initiator and the women play the more demure, coy, passive role. They gravitate toward more "intimate" dating settings。
Physical flirts tend to be forward and direct in communicating their sexual attraction. Their relationships often progress quickly and are generally characterized by a strong emotional and physical connection。
Sincere flirts are genuine in expressing their romantic interest in another person, and polite flirts are chivalrous or coquettish towards the objects of their affection。
But playful flirts, says Hall, are flirting primarily because they like the game and they want to bolster their own self-confidence. And they tend to fail at making serious, long-term relationships work。
"In some ways, the very early part of developing relationships is important to the success of long-term relationships, including marriages," he said。