The hardest part of flirting is to break through your initial reluctance, so if you're having a hard time taking the plunge, just remind yourself that no matter how badly it goes, it'll be less stressful than an equivalent real-world encounter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	3:det	Discourse=evaluation-comment:20->16:1|Entity=(27-abstract-new-cf4-3-sgl
2	hardest	hard	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	3:amod	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:outer	8:nsubj:outer	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	5:mark	_
5	flirting	flirt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	3:acl:of	Entity=(17-event-giv:inact-cf2-1-disc)27)
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	8:cop	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	8:mark	_
8	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	0:root	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	12:case	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	12:nmod:poss	Entity=(28-event-new-cf7-3-sgl(2-person-giv:inact-cf1-1-ana)
11	initial	initial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	12:amod	_
12	reluctance	reluctance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	8:obl:through	Entity=28)|SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	18:punct	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	dep	18:dep	Discourse=adversative-concession:21->25:0
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	18:mark	Discourse=contingency-condition:22->24:0
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	18:nsubj	Entity=(2-person-giv:act-cf1-1-ana)|SpaceAfter=No
17	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	18:aux	_
18	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	8:parataxis	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	21:det	Entity=(29-abstract-new-cf6-3-sgl
20	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	21:amod	_
21	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	18:obj	_
22	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	21:acl	Discourse=context-circumstance:23->22:0
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	24:det	Entity=(30-event-new-cf5-2-sgl
24	plunge	plunge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	22:obj	Entity=30)29)|SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	27:punct	Discourse=same-unit_m:24->21:0
26	just	just	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	27:advmod	_
27	remind	remind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	18:advcl	_
28	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	27	iobj	27:iobj	Entity=(2-person-giv:act-cf1-1-ana)
29	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	41:mark	_
30	no	no	DET	DT	Polarity=Neg|PronType=Art	31	det	31:det	_
31	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl:npmod	35:obl:npmod	_
32	how	how	SCONJ	WRB	PronType=Int	33	mark	33:mark	_
33	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	35	advmod	35:advmod	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	35:nsubj	Entity=(17-event-giv:act-cf2-1-coref)
35	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	41	advcl	41:advcl	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	35:punct	_
37-38	it'll	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
37	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	41:nsubj	Discourse=explanation-motivation:25->16:2|Entity=(17-event-giv:act-cf2-1-ana)
38	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	41:aux	_
39	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	cop	41:cop	_
40	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	41	advmod	41:advmod	_
41	stressful	stressful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	ccomp	27:ccomp	_
42	than	than	ADP	IN	_	48	case	48:case	_
43	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	48:det	Entity=(31-event-new-cf8-6-sgl
44	equivalent	equivalent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	48:amod	_
45	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	47:amod	Entity=(20-place-giv:inact-cf3-3-coref|SpaceAfter=No|XML=<w>
46	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	45	punct	45:punct	SpaceAfter=No
47	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	compound	48:compound	Entity=20)|XML=</w>
48	encounter	encounter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obl	41:obl:than	Entity=31)|SpaceAfter=No
49	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	8:punct	_
