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Have You Wondered Why People in a Committed Relationship Flirt?

Have You Wondered Why People in a Committed Relationship Flirt?

Let’s examine features of relationships in which one or both partners flirt(s):
1. Poor communication and lack of intimacy
2. Plethora of excuses to avoid each other
3. Long hang -out periods away from each other in places like friends’ homes, churches/mosques, gardens,clubs and pubs, etc
4. Long periods of telephony and chats with friends on the social media.
5. Verbal aggression and physical abuse
6. Actual or imagined mutual suspiscion of partner’s infidelity
7. Chronic nagging
8. Partner neglect in favor of job,hobby or past-time, house hold chores
9 Malice from untreated grievances
10. Long separation due to work conditions or frequent travels

Flirting Patterns
1. Petnames for admirers at work and other social context
2. Regular chats and sending of romantic messages + pictures
3. Regular appeals for needless favours,gifts and reminders of birthdays just to seek notice
4. Constant appeal for listening ear to share private problems
5. Invitations to hangout for lunch or dinner
6. Constant urge and efforts to touch physically

Question:
How do you deal with this tendency if you are already in a committed relationship?

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