You can best do this when your friend flirts with other women

Hey hello, wait a minute. Is he looking at the waitress's butt for just a bit longer than four seconds? Is he laughing just a bit too hard at that nonsense from that girl in the clothing store? Well #%@$%!$!1.

Men and flirting: a kind of Bonnie & Clyde. They inevitably belong together. You can try to teach him not to, but some things never change. Unfortunately. And so you can do two things: drive yourself crazy with jealousy or just act normal and be a nice girlfriend. Or well, at least pretend and behave as if you think it's all fine. But you don't really think that, of course. Fortunately, science has advice.

Look at me

Because what you should do according to scientists when you see or notice that your partner is peeking at the present bust of another? First, think about yourself. Stand figuratively in front of that mirror. If you also sometimes laugh and flirt with a guy with muscular arms without thinking about it, know this: you can't blame kettles for things when you're also that pot that sees black. Uh. Complicated Dutch language. But, so, in other words: you can't get mad about something you also sometimes do. And if it doesn't mean anything to you, then it probably won't mean anything to him either, right? Flirting often has nothing to do with cheating, girls.

Additionally, it is advisable to set clear boundaries in your relationship. Talking, looking, a little laughing – go ahead. We are all human and we all just get happy from some positive attention. That's because we are social animals and attention gives us a powerful and happy feeling. Then we know again for a moment: phew, luckily, we are still allowed to be here. But we are not going to sit on that waitress's butt, of course. Or on that décolletage, for that matter.

Explain in detail what your boundaries are and then there can never be any confusion about it. The reverse also applies: if he doesn't like it when you chat with another guy for half an hour while you are out to dinner together, well... You learn from that. Communication: such a beautiful word on paper, now just use it occasionally in real life.

And sometimes laugh a little lightly together about that green monster. In fact: sometimes even be happy with that green monster. Because, in the end: jealousy is the basis for a pure relationship. If your current flame doesn't care about you anymore and you therefore don't give a hoot whether he is texting or flirting with another girl – ai ai ai, then you really need to go into panic mode.

Look. Can I argue with a clear conscience if he laughs nonsensically at female beauty or stares at female flesh once in a while. !$!%#!%!@%^ and again !@$***&!(#!@$!*. Just because I love you, darling.

FACTS

– 31% of women sometimes winks at a salesperson to get a discount

– Men look at red lips for an average of 73 seconds and 6.7 seconds at pink

– A man stares a total of 11 days a year at another woman than his current girlfriend

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