Get Your Flirt On!

Showing someone you’re into them can feel totally awkward. These simple expert tips can boost your love-connection skills— no hair flipping required.

- Clare Thorp

1 Start by, you know, talking.

Trying to come up with the perfect thing to say is So. Much. Pressure. So ditch that idea. Instead, go for a basic conversation starter (“Hey, what’s up?”) and then steer the convo toward a topic your crush is into. “Are you going to the game tonight?” “Did you hear about that concert?” Jean Smith, a social anthropologist and flirt coach, says, “If you can get someone to talk about something they like, it’s going to put that person in a good mood, and you become part of the good vibes.”

2 Keep your eyes on the prize.