Video 3 - George's room

[toiletseat_girl]

[the video opens on an average-looking teenage girl sitting cross legged on a chair, looking awkward.

very awkward.

very, very, very awkward.

she opens her mouth, then closes it. then opens it again to ask]

So, um. This is gonna sound stupid? Probably because it is. But does anyone have any tips for how to--how to flirt? 'Cause I don't know how. Like, at all.

Comments

[ghostlocked]

it is scary yeah.
but idk. i have a shit radar for flirting so i appreciate ppl bein direct w. me.
the vagueness of flirting is way more stressful to me. lol.
hypothetically if someone confessed feelings for me tho i would be flattered even if i wasnt into them back.
so if u like someone and they arent a dick ull be fine.
ftr tho be direct is my approach.
its ok if its not urs.
i feel like flirting needs to be a tailored thing ykno? do what works for u.

[toiletseat_girl]

I can usually tell when someone's trying with me.
Then I run the other direction. Which is part of my problem.
I've had two crushes and one kind of boyfriend.
Wound up Reaping the kind of boyfriend, which sucked.
The other two?
One hitched a ride on someone else's afterlife.
The other was more into my DAD. Yuck.
I may be stuck with the direct route.
'Cause clearly what I was doing didn't work.

[ghostlocked]

shit dude. that blows.
im sorry.
i think the key to hitting on someone is to just be confident tho.
imo its easier to be confident and direct than confident and sly.
anyway ur goal is to make the other person feel good abt themselves more than ur tryin to hype urself up.
so dw abt messin up. just make it clear that u like them and like spendin time w. them and shit.
direct doesnt have to mean chargin in all hey im into u.
dont get me wrong that approach totally works but u dont have to be that intense abt it.

[toiletseat_girl]

I know right.
If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
Confidence and I aren't usually on speaking terms.
I can make someone feel good about themselves. I think.
So, like, direct but subtle?

[ghostlocked]

yeah direct but subtle is a good enough way to put it.
think abt what kind of shit would make u feel good and just do that.
a tailored approach is always better but hey u gotta start somewhere.

[toiletseat_girl]

I can attempt subtle.
Not so sure how good I'll be at it since tact isn't one of my strong points.
At the beginning. I need training wheels.

[ghostlocked]

lmao well if whoever ur hittin on doesnt appreciate ur lack of tact when ur flirtin its not gonna change after u hook up.
they should like u as u are and shit.
thats what i never really got about flirting. feels too fake when u frame it like that.

[toiletseat_girl]

[liking herself as she is is a foreign concept to George. she's always been told that she's not enough this, too much that, and she's internalized it to the point where she believes it all to be true]

Right. Like me as I am. Do people like me as I am?
I don't get it either, but it seems to work for most people.

[ghostlocked]

probably. i do.
whats not to like?

[toiletseat_girl]

Thanks.
I dunno. It's just that most people haven't liked me for so long, I've kind of gotten used to it.