In a German-on-German flirt, the power rests solidly with the Fräulein.Which means that when we swashbuckling foreigners show up and actually flash our pearly whites and -- gasp -- say "hi" to a German woman, it comes across as overly forward.My article is obviously very cliché, based only on my own experience.I hope the readers, my German friends and colleagues will not take this article too seriously and take no offence but have a good laugh whilst reading my “sociological analysis” about the difficulties of dating a German man and its consequences!And the calculus is simple: If she doesn't know you're interested, your chances are nada -- if she can't ignore your come-ons, at least she's got to make a decision.German women, though, have become conditioned to a much more subtle style of coquetry.Playing the game of seduction with a German man: Mission impossible?

If he dares to invite you for a coffee, it will be booked well in advance because the German gentleman is busy.I’ve met many charming men who have been very nice to me.I had a relationship with one of them for over a year.I have however been facing unusual misunderstandings and disappointments when flirting with German men, likely due to cultural differences.In terms of seduction, the rules are totally different here: the women flirt and men simper.