A wink is harmless until it isn’t. Done wrong, it’s creepy. Done right, it’s lethal. The perfectly timed wink isn’t about your eyelid twitching at random. It’s about choosing the exact moment when words would ruin the magic and letting your face do the flirting for you.
It’s at the end of a joke, when they’re still laughing. It’s across the room, when they’re watching you but think you haven’t noticed. It’s that small punctuation mark in a conversation that says, “I could ruin your night in the best way possible.”
The wink works because it leaves room for imagination. It’s not a move you can overuse, it’s a signature you drop sparingly, like an expensive fragrance. And when you nail it, they’ll remember it longer than anything you actually said.
Tessa’s Final Thought: The right wink doesn’t just catch their eye, it keeps it.
Disclaimer: This blog is for entertainment only. Tessa is not responsible for failed attempts, awkward blinking, or the sudden realization that not everyone can pull off what I just described.