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FLIRTING WITH LIFE: How to Walk Like the Universe is Already Obsessed With You

What Happens When You Stop Ghosting Existence and Start Flirting Back

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Dea Devidas
Nov 18, 2025
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Let’s be honest: you know how to flirt.

You know how to tilt your head just right. How to laugh at mediocre jokes. How to make “accidental” eye contact across a crowded room. You’ve mastered the art of seeming interested-but-not-desperate, available-but-not-easy, mysterious-but-not-unhinged. You’ve been taught to flirt with potential lovers, hiring managers, Instagram algorithms, and your friend’s judgmental mother at Thanksgiving.

But nobody, NOBODY, taught you how to flirt with Life itself.

YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG

And I’m not talking about some watered-down “practice gratitude” bullshit or manifesting a parking spot with vision boards. I’m talking about walking through the world like you’re in a full-blown love affair with existence. Like the wind touching your face is foreplay. Like the ground beneath your feet is a dance partner who’s been waiting for you all day. Like the peach you’re eating for lunch is a love letter from the Universe, hand-delivered to your mouth.

This isn’t poetry. …

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