How to Be (A Bit) Coquettish

What’s a coquette, anyhow? Say it too fast and people hear coke-head. I assure you, the only drug I put into my system is caffeine and birth control.

co · quette [koh-ket]. Noun.

“A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection. Flirt. Tease.”

Indigenous to Paris, no less. I like Dictionary.com‘s definition; it’s fairly accurate. But what it fails to note is that flirtation isn’t limited to the opposite sex—or even just sex at all. Flirt with men. Women. Life. All should be the target of your coyish smiles and flirtation—you make a person feel wanted and in turn, you are desired. It’s the law of attraction, energy, matter: you give and you take. Do unto others as you would have then do unto you. Et cetera. In layman’s terms: you’ll naturally feel good when you see you’ve made someone else feel good about themselves. That, mes chéries, is the true essence and beauty of flirtation.

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