naatuku rombha thevaiyaana vishiyam ithu. kashta gaalam!
Heartthrobs, not heart throbs. Learn english Nayayayayaya.
Sorry to disappoint, but I turn out to be one of those aunty types who pester single people to find someone, living-in people to get engaged, engaged people to get married, and married people to have kids and married-with-kids people to advise me how they manage. All this is before I confirm if they are gay or straight.
It all depends upon who is flirting and with who. It has been postulated that all normal human beings have a tendency to flirt. Usually, it's the first step taken when we come across someone we are interested in.
To me, these questions are more important: is there a proper way and improper way to flirt? what are dos and don'ts?
Proper: a friendly eye contact; praise/compliment; friendly smile; friendly conversation with subtle hints to show interest.
Not proper: Someone on this forum used a term "desi treatment". I think he meant to say that he stared at a provocatively dressed woman for a long time. It's a big no no. Looking/ogling at someone longer than 3 seconds could make them feel uneasy and can turn them off easily. By ogling, you are also sending a wrong message.
When you are at a function or get togethers, be careful with whom you flirt. You could easily make a man/woman nervous and/or angry if you flirt with their wife/GF or husband/BF. Doing something physical like foot/leg contact could easily send a wrong message (romantic interest).
Whether anything is good or bad basically depends on you. How you percieve it. What you understand by it or gain by it or lose by it.
Personally I think flirting so long as it makes me laugh, and is fun is good, when it stops being fun, I quit!
theres your answer sophie.
bmw.
why is that many a times only men >40 yrs of age flirt?
it really stinks

Flirting is a form of human interaction, expressing a sexual or romantic interest in the other person. It is always done by way of conversation, body language, or brief physical contact. It may be one-sided or reciprocated. Flirting, by nature lacks seriousness. It is drawn from the French word ‘conter fleurette’,(to flower) meaning ‘to try’ or ‘to seduce’ but presently no longer used in France but very widely used in English and due to impact of internet very conveniently used and fancied. Though flirting is short term fantasy, it sometime develops into long term relationship. But largely it may simply be a prelude to casual sex with no continuing relationship. It is done simply for immediate entertainment.
But is it good or bad?????? Dependss!!! There is a very thin line of difference between good and bad.
Flirting isn’t just restricted to interaction with the opposite sex. It’s also useful in social and work situations. Your style of flirting can range from simply social to strongly sexual. Great flirting, when done appropriately and with a friendly go-for-it attitude, is the gateway to more romance, deeper friendships, enhanced professional relationships and a definite feel-good sensation for you and people you flirt with.