It can happen at any age, but when my friends at HerCampus reached out to me to talk about the flirtation phenomena that was happening on the college campuses everywhere, I wasn’t surprised. Dating and relating in a web 2.0 world is quite simply complicated these days.

We flirt in text messages, on twitter, in emails, and in-real-life.

If you regularly find yourself flirting with a guy friend but for one reason or another, you don’t become an official couple, guess what? Your relationship status can be defined as “In a Flirationship.”

So what is a flirtationship and how do you know if your relationship status is in that in-between phase that won’t move to the next level? A flirtationship is that fun and flirty in-between place of being just friends and without claiming that you’re in a relationship. More often than not, it doesn’t become a romantic relationship. It’s a friendship filled with flirting and sometimes benefits.

When your friends ask you if you and that guy who keeps escorting you to parties are dating, it’s time to take a romantic pause and ask yourself, “How do I feel about my guy pal? Can we become more than just-friends?” If you go to sleep at night with thoughts of him on your mind, it’s time to realize that you’re more than just friends.

For a list of rules on how to behave in a Flirtation relationship, read the full article on Her Campus.

Are you in a Flirtationship? We’d love to hear your story.

Julie Spira is an online dating expert and bestselling author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating. For dating advice, sign up for our Weekly Flirt and like us at Facebook.com/CyberDatingExpert

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We’ve gone green for St. Patrick’s Day and are feeling slightly crazy with March Madness going on. We couldn’t let the week end without thanking those who have featured us, quoted us, and share the articles we loved and tweeted this week.

A huge thank you to Jen Kirsch for featuring our advice on Canadian Living in 6 Online Dating Tips and Jenna Birch who asked for my two cents worth on YourTango in March Madness Time: 5 Reasons to Date a Girl Who Loves Sports. Very thrilled to appear on StyleList with the Rules of Netiquette for Texting and had a blast on Planet Love Match Radio with Jen and Josh.

Our friends at The Frisky posted the Official Frisky Girl Code of Conduct worth sharing. My friend Rita Watson wrote a beautiful post on Psychology Today, 13 Romantic Ideas for Lovers.  Match shared the Cities Luckiest in Love in 2011 and on Woman’s Day, you can read, 10 Things Your Husband’s Friends Won’t Tell You.

Don’t forget, our friends at eHarmony are having their Free Communication Weekend, so you just might have a St. Patrick’s date after all. We’ve officially changed our Facebook page to the new Timeline, so check out our new cover and Like us!

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Thinking of changing your Facebook status to “In a Relationship?” Before you go pushing the update button, watch YourTango’s He Said, She Said video series, where I’m talking with Charles J. Orlando, author of The Problem with Women is Men about this hot topic.

My friends over at social dating community Zoosk surveyed their members this month to learn more about the relationship between money and dating during the present economic climate. The good news for men is, if you’re unemployed, more women will want to date you than a year ago.

According to the study, 60% of women said they’d date someone unemployed. Compared to 52% in 2009, women are now adjusting their expectations in the available dating pool.

The study also revealed that 90% of men said they’d date someone unemployed. Is it still only about looks for men?

So how are these online daters spending their money? The Zoosk study says that 90% of men say they usually pick up the tab on a date. It also appears men are spending more money on the average date than they did a year ago.The women on the other hand, are spending less than they did a year ago.

More singles are taking advantage of free activities than a year ago.

Should you tell your date you are unemployed? According to Zooskers, the answer is yes. 83% of men and 93% of women agree that if you’re out of work, you should reveal it right away.

Has the economy affected the ways that you date? Are you attending more free events? Let us know your thoughts. Comments are always appreciated.

Julie Spira is an online dating expert and dating coach. She is the author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. Visit her at CyberDatingExpert.com

Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert

Are you ready to learn more about DNA matchmaking? Join Cyber-Dating Expert Julie Spira as she welcomes Eric Holzle, founder of Scientific Match to Ask the Cyber Dating Expert Radio Show.

According to Scientific Match, when you share chemistry with someone, you significantly increase your chances of realizing these amazing benefits:

1. You’ll love their natural body fragrance–they’ll smell “sexier” than other people.
2. You’ll have a more satisfying sex life.
3. If you’re a woman, you’ll have a higher rate of orgasms.
4. There will be less cheating in your exclusive relationship.
5. As a couple, you’ll be more fertile.
6. Your children will be healthier.

Call in on Saturday August 21 at 2pm/ET, 12 noon/CT, 11am/PT at 646-929-0012 to learn more about dating, love and romance in a Web 2.0 World.

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Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert

Join me on Saturday, July 17, 2010 as I welcome my guest, author Debra Berndt to Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.

Debra is a certified hypnotist, coach, and bestselling author of “Let Love In: Open Your Heart and Mind to Attract Your Ideal Partner” (Wiley). She has helped thousands of people release blocks in their subconscious mind that hold them back from being their best.

If you are feeling stuck in your love life, be sure to tune in to hear some of her proven techniques to attract the love you are looking for both online and offline. We’ll also provide expert dating advice. Email your questions to CyberDatingExpert.com/contact

Call in at 646-929-0012 at 2:00pm/ET, 12 noon/CT, and 11:00am/PT to learn more about dating, love and romance in a Web 2.0 World.

Listen to internet radio with Cyber-dating Expert on Blog Talk Radio

Click here and let the flirting begin>>>

Often I am asked why it is so difficult in finding someone online. It’s not unusual to get overwhelmed by the process, but is it really like job hunting?

I say yes. Do I believe in love at first sight? View my video on GenConnect TV with my dating advice on how to create a rockstar online dating profile.

For more dating advice, visit CyberDatingExpert.com

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