Dearest client,
Un-ironically, this is a good question. Truth is, I have no idea either, but as a member of this beloved Dear Letterbox club, I must give an attempt to answer this burning inquiry.
Now, I might not know how to flirt, but I sure have watched enough rom-coms to know how to compose a decent love story (if the rom-coms I’ve watched can be called decent, of course). If romantic advice is based on the superficial way that mainstream media portrays it, then mine will be absolutely immaculate.
This is not Dear Letterbox anymore.
This is Dear LOVE-LETTER Box.
It is said that the way to a guy’s heart is through his stomach. But little do people know, it is the same for girls. And if your current infatuation is non-binary, well, I think this argument applies as well. Food is the way to a person’s heart. So what do you need to do?
Learn how to cook, obviously. But that might be too tall an order to accomplish in the little time that you have to impress your crush. Also, this is unfortunately not an anime romance, so there’s no way that you could probably give your efforts to the person you like. Still, though, cooking is a useful skill to have. Think about future crushes. And, more importantly, think about yourself. It’s important to know some basic cooking skills, so that if your heart gets broken, at least you’ll know how to make dinner for one.
But I’m getting off topic. This doesn’t quite help your current disposition yet. An actual solid piece of advice is to exploit your talents. Probably.
Now, what does it mean to exploit your talents? Of course, this doesn’t mean to overly show off, because that is yucky, and you’ll probably just come off as pretentious and annoying. Maybe you’re good at playing an instrument, in which case you could maybe sign up for some performances around school. Maybe you’re good at design and engineering, in which case you could maybe impress your crush with one of your latest inventions. Or maybe you’re good at cooking, in which case I applaud you.
These are all more obscure and subtle methods to convey your interest to someone. But what if you want something more direct? Easy. Break the touch barrier.
This is likely the most straightforward method to tell someone you like them, second only to telling them directly. Think of it this way: if someone tries to hold your hand, that makes it pretty obvious that they like you, huh?
But if you’re like me, you probably start having a nervous breakdown if you get even three feet too close to your crush. So how do we combat this, for us less confident folks?
Two words: baby steps. You don’t have to go straight to touching their arm affectionately or teasingly ruffling their hair. Start by walking next to them, sitting closer to them, leaning towards them when they talk to you. Get nearer to them, slowly but surely. And when I say that, I’m not just referring to physically anymore. Talk to them. Learn their interests, their hobbies, and maybe later down the line, their dreams and their values. In turn, tell them more about yourself, too. Your crush will have no chance of liking you back if they don’t know you.
Be true to yourself. I know that you want them to like you, but don’t change yourself for someone else. Ultimately, if you fake your way through, your crush will end up falling for someone that isn’t you, and what’s even the point of that, right? If they don’t like you for you, they don’t deserve you anyway, honey!
I don’t know whether my advice was helpful or not, because I don’t personally know how to flirt either. Still, though, I hope you were able to take something away from this. Good luck! I wish you the best with you and your crush.
Our sincerest regards,
Dear LOVE-LETTER Box
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