37. If I Ask A Lot of Questions About His Girlfriend?
The dynamics of flirting become more complex when those infuriating significant others enter the picture. You’re completely screwed, because every effort to downplay your homewrecking intentions by sweetly bringing up his girlfriend in conversation has a flipside as an attempt to locate some critical missing scale in the armor of his relationship. If you’re interested, perhaps you’re better off letting him do the talking about his current relationship. You’ll learn more by listening than by bringing it up yourself, and you won’t risk blowing your cover by insinuating yourself into something that’s off-limits. It doesn’t help to convey that you want him when you’re sabotaging yourself by reminding him of what he’s already got. Because, let’s face it, she’s probably really cute.
