[gumpzilla]

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As a guy who has been married for many years, it's a nice ego boost when a pretty girl (preferably in her 20's) flirts with you. Flirting is a normal human action and is fine as long as you do not have any intention of crossing any relationship boundaries. Seeking validation is lame. Just recognize that a beautiful girl can flirt with nearly anyone she wants and if she chooses you, then she likely finds something about you attractive.

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This all seems very right to me. In particular, I think the bolded part is quite true. I don't think until fairly recently I realized that that was part of what was going on in my head. Lately I've been a little depressive and self-doubting and I think that that is contributing to things.

Thanks for the post.