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The article "The New Flirting Game," by Deborah Lott seems to be written in the context of this day and age, however many of the gestures deemed to be inviting, so to speak, were more commonly frowned upon in the early 1900's. Lott describes women making direct eye contact with a man and quickly looking away as a flirtatious and inviting gesture. In the early 1900's women were not treated as equals and often were …

…men would dictate the pace of the relationship, although it was much less romantic it was effective all the same. Now it is the women who are in control of the courtship. The men actually do the courting but not without encouragement from the maidens fair. So the ball is in your court ladies, time will only tell how the game will change. Lott, D.A. (1999 January/Febuary). The New Flirting Game. Psychology Today, 42-45.