@sloanlance thanks

@eruonna we should, like, have a date sometime

@raphaelmorgan @Bel_tamtu

@jonobie @gairdeachas aww, you two 🥰 thank you for taking the time to read it

@ghouston I definitely made the moves on my last boyfriend. Both my current girlfriends kinda made moves on me (I think). It's really situational—sometimes I'm the bold one, sometimes someone beats me to it.

In general, I'd say I initiate more with women, and men initiate more with me, but it really depends on the person. Sometimes, it's kinda fuzzy who started what.

@airshipper @BenHM3

@germanio you're welcome

@ibwatson thanks

@mrgrumpymonkey "fun size"

@bigiain @flipper

@poisonpunk I think they're covered in the first two.

@Aaron_Davis @wyatt

@Najmies I'm glad

@ifixcoinops gimme the Dan?

@ghouston in my experience, as someone who has blue hair (and who has a lot of female friends with dyed hair), no one dyes their hair an unnatural color to *not* get noticed. That doesn't mean we're all receptive to any attempt at flirting, but I think all if us appreciate a genuine compliment with no expectations attached.

@airshipper @BenHM3

@eruonna have I told you lately that I like you?

@raphaelmorgan @Bel_tamtu

@bigiain well, I met one of my current partners because I was playing "anti-Jenga" with their spouse at a party my girlfriend hosted.

"Anti-Jenga" being where you set up a Jenga tower on one side of the room and then use a 2' tall trebuchet to launch Halloween candy at it to knock it over...of course.

We've been in a lovely relationship ever since.

@flipper

@recursive yes. Not always, but yes.

@WhiteCatTamer "I mean yeah, but she might just be *really* nice" ‍️

@crowbriarhexe @eruonna @Bel_tamtu

@ifixcoinops I've dated several bartenders, and omg, watching drunk folx try to flirt with them *constantly* was so

Especially the ones who couldn't take a hint.

Tl;dr: Don't flirt with a captive audience. It shows poor boundaries.

@ProphetsCross I'm also autistic, and have been known to be oblivious to flirting, which is one of the reasons thinking of it like this has been so helpful for me.

@Weirdaholic the only games with a clear loser are the zero-sum ones.

Most games are cooperative if you play them right

@jesuisatire just about every species seems to have its jerks: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-bonobos-close-human-relatives-long-thought-to-be-peaceful-are-actually-quite-aggressive-study-suggests-180984157/

I came across this article while looking up bonobos in my "are there any species that aren't assholes?" thread.

@ushnu2 thank you I'm glad you liked it.