Today's popular Online Dating services make it easy to flirt with someone you have your eye on; they provide numerous, easy-to-use tools that enable you to let a person know you're interested in them. Send a prospective match a "wink" to let them know you are checking out their profile and like what you see, or send them a specially tailored message to really get their attention. These methods are fun and easy to use, and it's a great way to flirt online. You can even buy books that can teach you the subtle art of online flirting; searching the web is also a good resource. The following are handy tips to get you going in the right direction:

Responding to email from people as quickly as possible is an excellent way to show you are interested in them.

Break the ice by asking innocent questions; query about what they did today, or what they like to do in their spare time. Innocent questions help you to get to know the person without coming off as intrusive or nosey.

When the time is right, you can even work your way up to asking when the two of you should have a face-to-face date.

A good way to flirt is to bring up a subtle topic and see where it leads the conversation; you might say something like "this last weekend was so much fun; it's been ages since I was at Disney Land." This is a good conversation opener, as it leaves much to the imagination and may prompt a lot of questions from the other person.

Remember that overkill is bad for anything. Try not to go overboard with too many corny jokes or cliché anecdotes; keep your messages light and fun. If a day goes by without hearing from the other person, leave them a short, sweet message; this will drop them a hint that you are thinking about them, prompting them to respond to your message.

When signing offline, leave them a hint that you'll be back and that you would be interested in continuing a correspondence. You might say something along these lines: "It was nice talking to you; will you be online at the same time tomorrow?"

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