“In my experience, men miss any sign of flirting short of directly asking them out.” —A woman The language of love is universal, but the language of initiating love is complex and context-dependent.

Flirting is often seen as playful behavior that signals interest to a potential partner. But according to new research, there ...

Flirting is one of the most human impulses there is. Even the word’s etymology points to how long we as a species have been doing it: It stems from the 17th century French idiom “conter fleurette,” ...