The current study, with a sample of 697 adults, examined individual differences in the communication of romantic
interest with a specific focus on the relationships between flirting styles and the context in which the flirting
interaction takes place. It also investigated gender differences in the use of flirting behaviors in a range of
environments. A series of behavioral descriptors based upon five styles of communicating romantic interest was
used to investigate individual differences in flirting
behaviors utilized in eight different environments. Our results indicated relationships between the five flirting styles and their behavioral descriptors and provided evidence of the repertoire of behaviors utilized to communicate romantic interest in a variety of areas. Some gender differences were elaborated
