If this article caught your attention: I am single and I love meeting new people. Now that I’ve got that off my chest, welcome to Elle’s Top Ten Tips for Dating: Queer Edition. Although don’t fret, my heterosexual classmates, these will still apply to you.
- Confidence: get some. What you lack in personality, you can make up for in bold, lighthearted flirtiness. Everyone loves meeting someone who is authentically confident.
- Don’t blow your nose in public. Instant turn-off. You think someone’s dropping drawers or pulling out a ring after you blew half your brain into a caf napkin? No.
- Interested? Show it. If you enjoy someone’s company, tell them. If you like their smile, tell them. How are they going to know you’re interested without dropping a few hints?
- Ask for their phone number, not Snapchat. Chivalry is back, baby. Texting is ten times sexier than snapping. Also, someone’s text persona tells you a lot about them…
- Banter IS flirting. Don’t be afraid to poke a little fun. Making someone laugh and smile makes you more fun to be around.
- Oles, don’t be delulu. If they are not into you, there will be signs. Believe your friends.
- Be a decision maker. Ladies, gentleman, we all know women of the LGBTQ+ community — especially you bisexuals — are indecisive. Making decisions makes you seem more confident.
- Conjure a pet. Even if it is not your own, a Google-searched image of a golden retriever is much more likely to ignite conversation.
- Your eyes are everything. Look at their hands, neck, nose, lips, and subtle movements. Clock everything they do. It’s a subtle way to flirt without words, and I know some of y’all ain’t good with words.
- Shower. Please use proper hygiene. If not for a special someone, then for the masses.
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