Young People Ask/ Is Flirting Harmless Fun?

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* Flirting hurts the person you flirt with.

"If I meet someone who flirty, it makes me not want to be around him. It's as if the only reason he's talking to me is because I'm a girl. People who flirt don't really care about me;  They only care about making themselves feel better." -Jaqueline.

The Bible says;  "Let each one keep seeking, not his own advantage, but that of the other person." -1 Corinthians 10:24. 

To think about:  Have you ever been led to believe that someone had a romantic interest  in you, only to find out that you were wrong?  If so, how did you feel afterward?  How can you avoid hurting someone else in that way?

Flirting hurts your prospects for genuine romance.

"A flirt would be a totally undesirable person to marry or even to date.  How could I really get to know or trust someone if he is just putting on an act?" -Olivia.  

In the Bible, the psalmist David states:  "I avoid those who hide what they are." -Psalms 26:4. 

To think about:  What kind of person does a flirt appeal to?  Is that the kind of person you want to attract? 

What your peers say

If you're a flirt, you will hurt people, and those people will tell others what you did.  The longer you continue flirting, the bigger the stain you put on your reputation, and the harder it is to wash off." -Scott.

"Flirting can really damage your reputation. In fact, a flirt comes across as insincere and untrustworthy and is not someone I would pick as a close friend." -Jeslyn.

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