Lol, by the time you go through all these steps one may need a drink and no it's not fruit juice either lol I think just being straight up with people is the best thing.....I hate people who beat around the bush and try to act coy, just tell the girl you like her or the guy if your a girl, which is why i don't get the concept of flirting lol? It's just a time waste imo....better to either go all or nothing than just smugly stay in limbo and act stupid (which is mostly what flirting is)....if I like a girl I tell her so....if she doesn't like me oh well...life goes on Even when I was shy with girls when I was younger I never "flirted" with them b/c I considered it dumb/time waste....
It should be this way for both genders, but unfortunately, everyone does not do this.