“Without flirting, it wouldn’t be a marriage”: Flirtatious communication between relational partners

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-60

  Frisby, Brandi N ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flirting; Maintence; Marriage; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979166189     PISSN: 17459435     EISSN: 17459443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459430902839066     Document Type: Article

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