This is not a love song....

Ok I'd like to prefix this blog with two statements.
 
1. I get 'handsy' when I'm drunk; it's just the way I roll.
2. I apologise profusely to the poor unsuspecting barman at the Woolpack that spent his Saturday night getting violated by some cheeky, Aussie girl who'd had too much to drink...
 
This has lead me into this line of thinking...
 
A close male friend said to me this morning that with me, where my flirting is concerned, there is no grey areas it's very black and white.  That the man (victim) in question would never be confused over my intentions.  My response to this statement was that with men you can't have grey areas because in my experience men can often miss the subtleties of flirting.  So, if I am hitting on a man I leave no room for misunderstandings or doubt, this could be mostly because I am a very impatient person and it saves a lot of time of not doing the dance of 'is she is she not interested?'.
 
I know this sounds sexist, but I of course can only view this from my personal experience of being an outgoing, at times slightly driven woman who takes the initiative.

When I've observed women flirting with men, the men in question don't seem to notice that they are getting hit on, unless it's really blatant.

I find this dynamic between the sexes really interesting in both a personal and anthropological way.

Are women generally more intuitive/perceptive with this kind of interaction?
 
Or are they just more observant in recognising that particular kind of attention?

I've often heard my female friends saying things like 'did you see her hitting on to him' or 'she's obviously interested' etc. etc. with the man in question being totally oblivious.

...but from the other side my male friends have told me that they feel that women hold all the power sexually and that they feel sometimes at a loss when seducing a woman regarding where they stand.

What do you think?



One week to go.....