Single and ready to meet your new bae? Take one or two of these flirting tips for a test-drive each time you go out and see what works for you.
1. Get closer. Then break eye contact just long enough to glance down at their lips. It's a subtle cue that you're open to a kiss.
2. Draw attention to your lips. Keep chapstick in your bag and swipe it on when you're sitting in class with your crush.
3. Keep up your Snap streak. It's a subtle way to show you care.
4. Smile and say hi when you pass them in the halls. No need to get into a big conversation (unless you want to!). Just take a half-second to wave, then keep moving. Boom — you'll be on your crush's radar.
5. Ignore your crush... but not for long. It sounds counter-intuitive, doesn't it? But imagine running into your crush and a group of their friends at McDonald's. Say hi to their friends firstand strike up a convo. Your crush will feel the tiniest bit left out, until you turn to include them (and make their day).
6. Choose a theme song. Play it to pump yourself up while you're getting ready. Then whenever you hear it when you're out, it will make you feel good — and bold enough to say hi to the hottest of the hotties.
7. Borrow their hat. You can give it back eventually. Just not until they see how cute you look in it!
8. Keep gum or Tic Tacs in your purse. "Want one?" is the world's easiest icebreaker.
9. Take a cue from Selena Gomez. Pretend you're in the music video for "Bad Liar" and channel her flirty vibes. It's exactly what people mean when they say, "Confidence is sexy."
10. Master the bump-and-flatter. Run into a hottie at a crowded party. Say, "Oh, sorry — I become a total klutz around cute people." Then just introduce yourself.
11. Make dates spontaneously. Text, "I'm craving a McFlurry!! Drop what you're doing and hit the drive-thru with me? :)"
12. Tease them a little. Example: When a cutie you're talking to first tells you their name, say, "What?" so they have to lean in to repeat himself. Then say, "What?" again with a smile. You'll break the ice with your playful joke.
13. Practice your technique. Sneak in a little flirting whenever you can, like with your hot waiter. You'll be amazed how "practice flirting" boosts your confidence when you're talking to someone you really like.
14. Let a hottie catch you looking at them. When they do, smile — it will give them the in to approach you.
15. Be interested. Make a point to show how involved you are in the conversation by asking questions or saying "yeah" and "mmm-hmm." Without realizing why, they'll be encouraged to keep talking.
16. Memorize a great joke (or one that's so bad it's good). Knowing you can pull it out anytime means you'll never have an awkward pause in conversation. Plus, if you make someone laugh, you're totally in,
17. Ask them out "by accident." Text them "What are you up to tonight?" When they reply, say, "Sorry that was for a friend — but yeah, what are you doing?" The tiny diss will make them work harder.