Now, scientists say that all flirting tactics fall into six key categories. If your style is the 'imagined future', you probably like making playful references to joint future endeavours. The most common style of flirting, for both men and women, was 'imagined future', the researchers revealed1. Imagined futurePeople who flirt using an 'imagined future' tactic will construct an imaginary joint future endeavour, the researchers explained. Throughout the study, men used sexual innuendo twice as often as women, the team found.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2026 14:23 UTC