“Without flirting, it wouldn’t be a marriage”: Flirtatious communication between relational partners

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-60
Number of pages6
JournalQualitative Research Reports in Communication
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Flirting
  • Maintence
  • Marriage
  • Sex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication

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