I love watching the interaction between people. Especially when there is a spark in the eyes - a light, almost imperceptible one. It is not always love. Often - flirting. But here is a question that has long interested me: can flirting be without intentions? Without "plans", expectations, the next step?

On the one hand - yes.
Sometimes we flirt because we want to feel alive. Because the smile of another person is like a mirror: "you are interesting", "you are beautiful", "you are noticed". Sometimes - it is just a game, an intuitive desire to dance a little on the edge of what is permitted. Like the smell of perfume that leaves a trace, but does not promise anything more.

But on the other hand - isn't any flirting already a kind of invitation?
Not necessarily into a relationship. But into a connection. In the moment. In reciprocity. Even if for a few minutes. And isn't this an intention - albeit a light, momentary one, but still?

I think flirting is a language. And any language means something. And no matter how much we convince ourselves that "it doesn't mean anything," it may have triggered something in someone. Hope. Expectation. Interest.

So the answer is probably this: flirting without serious intentions exists, but flirting without any intention at all does not. Because even a game is also a choice.