TY - JOUR
T1 - “Without flirting, it wouldn’t be a marriage”
T2 - Flirtatious communication between relational partners
AU - Frisby, Brandi N.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Exploratory qualitative interviews were used to gather data from nine married couples concerning flirtatious behaviors within the marriage. Interviews were utilized to understand functions and motivations when flirting while dating and married. Data revealed motivation differences between dating and married couples and sex differences between individuals. These findings expand the existing research on flirtation motivations and explore a traditionally ignored context in flirting.
AB - Exploratory qualitative interviews were used to gather data from nine married couples concerning flirtatious behaviors within the marriage. Interviews were utilized to understand functions and motivations when flirting while dating and married. Data revealed motivation differences between dating and married couples and sex differences between individuals. These findings expand the existing research on flirtation motivations and explore a traditionally ignored context in flirting.
KW - Flirting
KW - Maintence
KW - Marriage
KW - Sex
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U2 - 10.1080/17459430902839066
DO - 10.1080/17459430902839066
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84979166189
SN - 1745-9435
VL - 10
SP - 55
EP - 60
JO - Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
JF - Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
IS - 1
ER -