I spent years having an overall pretty bad dating experience very similar to the author's. But there is one thing I eventually learned that seemed to help. >

I spent years having an overall pretty bad dating experience very similar to the author's. But there is one thing I eventually learned that seemed to help. > if I don’t get an extremely clear indication of interest, I try not to show any myself. If you're a weirdo like myself who has no idea how to flirt, your best bet may be to simply be as open as you can about your feelings. People generally like openness, and they like it when people like them. I've told friends that I was in love with them, and in cases where the feelings weren't mutual they let me know, and I dropped it. I'm married to the one where they did turn out to be mutual. :P