What is flirtatiousness but an argument that life must go on and on and on?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Flirtatiousness suggests a desire for life to continue.
- In plain terms
- Flirting shows a wish for life to go on.
- What can you take from it?
- Playfulness affirms life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is flirting always serious?
- Why do we connect?
Another view
It reduces a complex behavior to one motive.
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