As with juliana and meara, flirting is as second nature to me. It is a form of active engagement, it's playful and should convey the vital information "You are cool, desirable and interesting!" Which doesn't mean there's intent to pursue that. I could flirt with Scrappy all day because she's just that cool, desirable and interesting, but I would never want to mess with her committed relationship or mine.

Flirting isn't the same as hitting on somebody.

Baby and Mom ~ma

I'm very good at flirting. The problem lies when someone is Flirting With Intent - I just assume that everyone flirts as naturally as breathing, so it doesn't mean anything. This has caused much amusement amongst my friends.

That is part of the problem for the natural flirt. Either people take you serious when, not. Or people don't know you are serious because you are always a flirt. DH#1 said he was crushed when he found out the joyful smile he thought was for him alone was for everyone. Sorry, but I thought the actual going to bed with him part set him apart from the others.

Connie, I don't know what to say, besides I've been there.

As have I. Have also been where I ordered something super inexpensive and water and then the bill gets split evenly. Being on a tight budget sucks. Perhaps you can suggest having the "ladies" get together in the break room. For whatever reason is comfortable for you. Restaurants give you hives. Waiters make you hyperventilate. The noise makes conversation hopeless.

Yeah...there is the whole surrounded by hooples thing.

I made out with dh, the night I met him, and I'd do the same thing all over again.

In conclusion, make out first, think later.

"Do you want me to speak slower, or should I find a nurse that speaks fluent Moron?"

Erika, is your tag quoting from you, or from House? Because, seriously, his is the only voice I can hear saying it, even though I have no memory of it from the show.

Oo! B's in labor! Safe delivery~ma for her and the little one!

It's from his comic doppleganger, Dr. Cox, from Scrubs.

Kristin - I cancelled therapy this evening, so you don't have to come sit on the baby.

"SOR was well-tolerated among pts,"

No, you don't need the hyphen. If you were saying "well-tolerated medication," you would.

I have no problems sending or receiving flirt-waves, and don't know what I'm going to do with all of you types who bunch up in the corners at parties and refuse to make eye contact while muttering snarky things under your breath. Mingle, damn you!

You've been spying on me again.

I like think of Cox as House's progenitor, prototype, archetype and a whole bunch of other words which boil down to, "House is a total copycat."