Re: Flirting before bonding on this site
Oh my! I've been reading through this thread and have been thoroughly entertained.
To answer Artangel's question as to what I meant (because I'm American and different words have different meanings) by flirting or banter:
bantering is tossing words back and forth, taking nothing seriously, yet getting a feel for another person's personality, and their overall take on different subjects.
flirting, in the manner I meant, is teasing in a gentle manner, "Flirting with disaster" is an example. I have never heard the term "chatting someone up", but I get the gist of it. Flirting can be taken in many ways and given in many forms, depending on the individual.
I have flirted all my life, but those who know me, know I mean nothing by it. It does a body good to flirt now and again, gets the pheromones going and lets us know we are alive and well.
One more thing, I did not mean to infer that any married folks are being "hit on" (chatted up) in any way other than a light hearted manner here. I truly enjoy both the banter and the flirting on this forum.