Insatiable Flirt

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The desire to be admired by flirting is more a sign of a poor ego. And the boost you get out of it is very shaky and transient, if not artificial.

I agree that if you flirt to meet a desire to be admired that it is suggestive of lowered self-esteem. I flirt as a means of social exercise. As when I go to the gym; I keep up my strengths by exercising them regularly, and I sense a certain confidence in my ability to keep in shape. I run better when I'm in good physical shape. When I run better because I'm in good shape, I feel confident not only in my abilities, but also in my maintenance regimen. Flirting is no different for me in this regard. If, on the other hand, I am at the gym, or running, to impress others, and thereby get an ego boost, then that boost would indeed be at best, shaky, if not artificial.