I have to flirt at work..

[nitanitro]

My partner is constantly flirting with other women, I think the reason is that he is insecure so grasps whatever bit of female attention he can get to see how far he can get .

A few weeks ago we were at a show and a women came around the corner and said "oi!" looking at DP...It was obvious they knew each other and she seemed like a nice woman (no jealousy!) and it turned out that they worked together but when DP saw her he said "hey!... looked her up and down in amazement and then said "bloody hell...you look different!" . (admittidly she was pretty but it pissed me off a bit that he had to make it so obvious in front of me what he thought!).

Anyway, that aside, we were talking about work etc and he turned around and said "I have to flirt when I'm working...you know how it is.." , when probed he reckoned he 'flirted' to sell stuff.

Is this normal behaviour? do I have a right to be pissed off?

Some sales people are like this, but tbh, if you're on the reciving end you've half a brain, you see through it and I find it quite irritating.

Just look at that knob Paul on Apprentice, he flirts constantly when he's selling.

It's possible to 'flirt' without it being sexual tho', I mean I know loads of people who flirt when speaking to both sexes. This is more endearing however than irritating as often these people don't realise they're doing it

I would tell him to p off, it is dis-respectfull to you. How dare he!

Tell him if he wishes to carry on he can do legally as a single man. I don't put up with this as our relationship should be loving and for eachother.

I think some workplaces are flirty. DH once said to me, 'You're better disposed towards a colleague if you think they fancy you.' It's male ego stuff, I think. Not sure about leering openly at a woman OUTSIDE work, though, or in front of you. That seems out of order. Perhaps telling him it's workplace rules at work, not play, might haul him into touch a bit?