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T
h e fin e a rt of f lir tin g
W om en u su ally m ake fir s t m ove , resea rc h er
s ays B
y RA SH IDA D HO O M A
- - T oron to Sun
F lir tin g g ets yo u ...
e ve ry w he re .
T he more yo u tea se and
t an ta li z e , t he more li k e ly
y o u a re to sna re yo u r pre y,
s a ys Monic a Moore ,
a sso cia te pro fe sso r of
p syc h o lo gy at Web ste r
U niv e rs it y in St. Lo uis , M o.
A nd whil e men u su a ll y
pu bli c ly make the fir s t
m ove , in fa ct t he y'r e
r e sp on din g to unsp o ken
c u es fr o m wom en .
" T he y'v e bee n su m m on ed.
T w o-th ir d s of t he tim e,
w om en make the fir s t
m ove , eve n th o ug h so m e
m en migh t th in k it 's th em ," she sa ys of the beh avio u r tha t's ty p ic a l of
an im als as well. "S om e men a re aw are of t he ru le s of t he g am e a nd
p la y acco rd in gly ."
W om en su rv e y a roo m whe n the y walk in a nd u se d iff ere n t str a teg ie s
t o g et the ir m an , sa ys Moo re , who ha s sp en t 2,0 0 0 h ours in ba rs ,
r e sta ura n ts an d nigh tc lu b s quie tly obse rv in g d atin g hab it s s in ce 19 78.
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D efin it e s ig nal'

" S om e may sta rt sig n all in g th re e men a t on ce a nd rou nd rob in th e ir
be havio ur to se e who app ro ache s fir s t, while o th ers may s ig na l just
on e man a nd se e ho w th in g s work ou t w it h h im ," sh e sa ys .
A bo ut t he on ly ne w an d su rp ris in g
f in din g is the way fli r tin g wom en
c o ck th eir he ads to on e side an d
e xpo se the ir ne cks.