Experts reveal the Top 10 flirting techniques

Shouting a terrible joke at someone in a nightclub didn't make the list.

Flirting is something that a lot of Irish people find difficult enough to master. We're actually pretty charming people if we be ourselves and let our sense of humour shine through. We're gas sure. However, if we try and be all smooth and suave like the French and Italians, we fall apart. That's why this latest research might interest all the single lads and ladies out there. A psychosexual therapist called Cate Mackenzie has analysed the most popular flirting techniques and compiled her top 10. 1. Maintaining eye contact 2. Paying someone a compliment 3. Teasing someone 4. Looking at someone and then looking away 5. Asking someone for help 6. Complimenting someone only on their appearance 7. Buying them a drink 8. Chatting to someone about the place you are in 9. Text them after meeting them 10. Be tactile with them The list is a bit contradictory in places, points 1 and 4 for example, but we hope you got something out of it. While we're on the subject, scientists have found that this technique used by Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr works 100% of the time. Hat-tip to i100.