Editing Flirting (section)

== Purpose ==
[[File:SundayNewOrleansFlirt1880s.jpeg|thumb|right|266x266px|A woman flirts with a soldier by tickling him with a feather.]]
According to [[social anthropologist]] [[Kate Fox]], there are two main types of flirting: flirting for fun, and flirting with further intent.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fox |first1=Kate |title=SRIC Guide to Flirting |url=http://www.sirc.org/publik/flirt.html |publisher=Sirc.org |access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> In a 2014 review, sociologist David Henningsen identified six main motivations for flirting: sex, relational development, exploration, fun, self-esteem, and as a means to an end.<ref name="Flirting with meaning: an examinati">{{cite journal |last1=Henningsen |first1=David |title=Flirting with meaning: an examination of miscommunication in flirting interactions |journal=Sex Roles |date=2004 |volume=50 |issue=7–8|pages=481–489 |doi=10.1023/B:SERS.0000023068.49352.4b |s2cid=143077407 }}</ref> Henningsen found that many flirting interactions involve more than one of these motives.

Henningsen and Fox showed that flirting can sometimes be used just for fun.<ref name="Flirting with meaning: an examinati"/> People may engage in flirting to consolidate or maintain a romantic relationship with their partner.<ref name="Flirting with meaning: an examinati"/>