FLIRT ALERT 

The secret flirting technique ALL

women use – plus the ten signs that
show she’s really into you
 Jana Hocking for News.com.au
 Becky Pemberton

 10:50, 14 Jan 2021

 Updated: 15:36, 14 Jan 2021

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EVER had a whopping big old-fashioned crush on someone and walked away
from a conversation pondering if the person was flirting with you? 

Or were they just being friendly?

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Scientists have found that the women often flirt by turning their head tilted down to
one side with a slight smile and eye contact, as demonstrated by Princess
DianaCredit: Corbis – Getty

Ahh, the subtle signs of attraction can be a tricky thing to suss out.

So when I stumbled upon a new study that deciphers the ways women flirt, I
thought, great, let’s see if I do any of the mentioned things. 

Listen, I’m going to be very honest with you … it’s ridiculously tame! 
Yep, get ready because what this study found as a sure-fire way to know if a girl is
flirting with you can be put down to just one pose.

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Researchers used a Facial Action Coding System to discover the flirting pose, as
shown by Love Island's Megan Barton HansonCredit: Rex Features

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Yazmin Oukhellou demonstrates the flirty pose on her Instagram Credit: Instagram
The researchers used a Facial Action Coding System and it showed the most
effective flirting cues include a head turned to one side and tilted down slightly, a
slight smile, and eyes turned forward toward the implied target. 

Think Princess Diana.

Yep. So, real scientists did a real study on flirting and all they came up with is that if
a girl tilts her head to the side and has a slight smile on her face, oh it is on!
Groundbreaking.

The only problem is … I think I basically do this to everyone. Isn’t that just how we
look when we’re chatting away? 

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Dating expert Jana Hocking revealed nine signs that show a girl likes youCredit:
jana_hocking/Instagram

Good lord, poor Butcher Greg is going to think I go ga ga for his pork chops!

As a born flirt, I find there are much easier and obvious ways to tell if a girl is flirting
with you then just a stupid head tilt and smile. 

No, no, no! Here are the real ways to tell if a girl is into you:
1. We fix our hair as soon as you walk into the room. Yep, like proud lions, more
often then not our mane is our pride and joy. So should you walk in on us
unexpected, for some reason we go straight to the hair. I like to prop mine up with
some extra volume. Yes, the trusty hair flick.

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Jana said excessive laughing can show a girl liks youCredit:
jana_hocking/Instagram

2. We laugh a ridiculous amount. Often at things that aren’t that funny. Energy
feeds on energy, and when your heart is getting all fluttery, you tend to
overemphasise reactions. “Oh hahahaha that knock knock joke was HILARIOUS!”

3. We go straight in for the hug or kiss when greeting you. Any excuse to touch is
usually a sure-fire sign we’re into you. (As a sidenote: may I suggest if you’re going
to be around someone you like, dose up on the cologne. It can turn a bloke who is
a five into an instant eight if you get our sensors stimulated).

4. We catch your eye. When we’re interested in a bloke we want to know if they are
looking at us the same way as we are them. We also unintentionally want to keep
tabs on where you are. So if you’re in a room full of people and you see us gaze
over at you a few times, there’s a fair chance we want to say hi.
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Jana also said that making eye contact can show flirtingCredit: Getty Images –
Getty

5. Touch. We tend to stroke our hair or play with our necklace. Anything to distract
us from nervous excitement.

6. Fiddle with our clothes. Like our hair, we want to look like we’re “put together”.
When a crush is around, we tend to check our top is done up properly, our
necklace is sitting where it should, our boobs aren’t looking saggy, and our skirt is
smooth. We give ourselves a quick once over.

7. Asking for help for something we already know how to do. This is slightly
embarrassing, but we’ll do anything for an extra five minutes of attention.

8. We drop references to movies you like, or bands you’re into, or books you’ve
read. “Oh look, your interest is my interest too!” It’s like a cheat’s guide to creating
an instant connection with someone. I remember my crush gave a self-help book to
his mate for Christmas and I instantly went out and bought it. Cringe.
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Women sometimes drop references to movies men like, or bands they're into, if
they are keenCredit: Getty Images – Getty

9. We tag you in things we know you will like on social media. Yes, it feels a bit like
something teenagers would do, but who doesn’t like a good laugh. We’re also
testing the waters to see if you have the same dark/silly/ridiculous sense of humour
that we do.

10. And finally … an absolute sign that we are flirting with you is … if we have open
body language. Now guys, this is a big one! For some reason so many blokes will
ignore the uninterested body language and keep forcing you into a conversation. If
we’re facing you, making eye contact, laughing along with you and giving off a
friendly vibe, chances are you could be in with a shot. If we seem a bit uninterested
or distracted, crossing our arms, and backing away, it’s because, to put it bluntly,
we’re really not interested.

Now, go forth and flirt up a storm.

This article previously appeared on News.com.au and has been republished with

permission.