This is me flirting with you. This is me batting my eyelashes, smiling pretty and posing suggestively in your general direction – all in an effort to get your attention. I'm not sure as yet what I want to do with your attention once I get it; therefore I reserve the right to give it back at any time. This is also me not caring about your girlfriend. It's summertime, you're here, I'm here. You've got attention to give, and I want it. So this is me flirting with you. Hi!

I have decided the above notice will serve as my "game" for the duration of the summer. I'm going to have it printed on business cards that I plan to hand out at area nightspots.

Summer is the season for up-front flirting because we're working with time constraints. I only have a few weeks before someone goes back to school or has to backpack through Europe. Most of all, I've got a few weeks left until it may no longer be socially acceptable to date someone a bit outside my normal age range. That is to say, if all we're doing is making out and making eyes, 21 will do, even if 28 is preferable.

The second part of this theory is that since most women form an opinion about a man within seconds, we need to get to the point. Fast. My revolutionary flirting method will help speed things along.

Another benefit: There's no silly, time-consuming, indecisive nonsense to deal with on his part. If I tell him up front that all I need is for him to be the object of my (fleeting) affections, he doesn't really have to participate. (There will come a time when he does have to play, but this is not that time.)

I've put my theory, minus the business cards, into practice, and so far it's working nicely. There's an adorable boy who's aware of my intentions to flirt shamelessly with him as long as the mood lasts.

I'm not going to marry the kid. He's got a lady friend to whom he's much attached at good ol' Too Young for U(niversity). He's taking it all in stride, I think. He even blushes from time to time. He's precious, honestly.

So you see what I'm getting at. Being up-front about my flirtatious tendencies has left me free to enjoy it – minus all the crap and drama.

What age is Too Young for U? Tell Bridgette at brwilliams@ quickdfw.com.