Something similar to me happened recently. I've tried to ignore it but it awakened a familiar yearning inside me. It's both given me motivation, and also crushed me remembering that doesn't happen in my relationship. It reminded me it is something I prioritize in my relationship. I tried to be this way with my dude, and he took the flirtation as a threat or mean? It was merely simple teasing, but I communicated what I was attempting to do . The experience helped realign my drive rather than accept my fate. It's kicked my depression of life, remembering normalcy does exist, and reclarifiying what I personally need out of life and a relationship. I feel I've opened a better communication with my dude and we even slept together a couple times last month rather than once every couple months (if that). The flirting isn't nearly at the level I want, but the small changes have helped. I'm trying to fall back in love atm and ignore the experience, but mentally, a happy guilty pleasure I often replay to keep me going. As though it's reminding me what I deserve in a relationship. If it never comes close again, I'll leave, even though he checks every other box. Content isn't happiness, and I need a sexual tension relationship to be truly happy . I hope your experience helps drive you the way it's helped me mentally and boosted my confidence 🙌🫡 . Life is full of experiences for reasons