
Dear Steve,
I can't tell you how many times I've been out some place — like a bar or a restaurant — and I'll find out the guy that's been flirting with me and my girls is either married or in a relationship, what's up with that? Why do they even bother if they can't "swing through the ball" — so to speak? I feel like I need to preface every conversation I have with a man with "wait, do you have a girlfriend?"

Were you glued to your TV last night like I was, watching the season premiere of
Top Chef? This show is one of my favorites, and I've always thought it'd be a great one to watch with a significant other. Unlike most reality shows, its main focus is on the craft — the food — and the drama that follows is just the icing on the cake!

Although I would never go so far as to say that flirting is a form of cheating, I don’t believe that flirting is harmless either. When you’re single, flirting is often how a romantic relationship starts; it implies there's a sexual chemistry there. Then again, flirting is fun and a completely natural way for people to interact.

Some of us are natural born flirts, but the rest of us have to work at this particular skill set. Luckily, when it comes to flirting, a little can go a long way. If you're one of those girls still searching for your mojo, check out my rules of thumb and .

One of my favorite things to do on a girls' night out is head to a bar for some dancing. My friends and I have been having dance parties since college and I can only hope we’ll be having them when we’re little old ladies, too! But the problem is, every time we go out, the guys just won’t back off.

I've learned a few things over the years about men, but one that I never realized as much as I do now is how insecure they can be. And when guys are insecure, they tend to go out of their way to try to impress the girl they have their eye on. While having someone show off to you can be flattering, some people don't know when to draw the line, which in turn can leave you turned off instead of impressed.

The dating world is filled with all types of men. There's the elusive, practically perfect gentleman, the drunk and disorderly jerk, and everything in between. But there's something inherently intimate about a guy who uses the familiar powers of
touch to create a connection.

This daring douche is on a mission to p*ss off a few peeps in Central Park, and his a-hole move of choice is to hit on chicks with boyfriends — in front of their boyfriends. He's obviously on a path to self-destruction, but will he find love along the way? Watch and see.

It’s funny how maybe your boyfriend will tease you for being clumsy, you'll tease him for forgetting where he left his keys — whatever it is, it's those kinds of jokes that make being in a relationship fun.
flirting often takes the guise of
playful teasing.
But sometimes the more established a relationship becomes, the more likely those gentle pokes become a way to release aggression rather than affection. I’ve seen teasing ruin many relationships, so now I happen to think that teasing is best avoided.

Your friend has always been a little wild, but after a recent breakup with her long-term boyfriend, she’s gone totally boy crazy. Every time you go anywhere together, she finds the nearest guy and immediately starts to flirt with him in the most over-the-top way possible.
This alone is annoying enough, but you're disgusted when one night, while you're out with co-workers, she proceeds to lay the flirt on thick with the guy she knows you have feelings for.