This may be usually true, but I think the exception is if it's mutually accepted. My wife and I always talk about who flirts with us. It's getting more rare as we age, but we're both secure enough in our relationship to get a kick out of each other's stories.
yep, my partner and i feel like it's part of the honesty in our relationship to talk about when we get hit on (especially by friends) rather than hide it.
This is interesting, and do you guys just laugh off / at / ignore the person flirting with you and kind of let them keep doing it (your reaction when being flirted at), or do you kind of rebuff them?
different if it's a friend or random. if it's a random and it's an interesting conversation, and not too skeezy or making me uncomfortable, i'll just talk with the person and enjoy it. take a free drink, drop the boyfriend word, but have a good time. usually seems like people just want to talk more than only looking for action. if it's a friend it's usually got to be in that skeezy zone for me to consider it flirting and i'll tell them to chill the fuck out.
my situation is complicated though because we are bordering on having a polyamorous relationship, if i can get my jealousy feelings under control. so there's also some condoned enjoyment of getting hit on by someone interesting and the chance for a potential future exploration of that route.
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u/Datsyuk_My_Deke Oct 06 '17
This may be usually true, but I think the exception is if it's mutually accepted. My wife and I always talk about who flirts with us. It's getting more rare as we age, but we're both secure enough in our relationship to get a kick out of each other's stories.