A man flirts to gain power. He
shows interest in other women to illustrate to you his skills in making other
women feel good, and light up because of his advances, and for you to see that
other women (now your competition) are interested in him.
By flirting he can take away
your confidence in yourself and your confidence in the security of your bond as
a couple.
He wants to see a response from
you. It’s an attempt at manipulation.
He may get to see you in pain,
you get angry, you work harder to keep him, you become subservient and not make
reasonable requests of him because a shift of power,
