>>33548029
I'm in two of these situations right now. In the first situation, the girl has a long-distance bf. They were dating in college for at least a year before jobs took them to different states. My take is she is unsure of where the relationship is going so she's lining up her options. In this case there's actually some value in flirting and maintaining connections because they might actually break up.

The girl in the second situation also has a bf, but I think she's not that excited about him anymore. They've been dating for like 2.5 years though so it's not like she's going to just throw it away. If she suddenly becomes single then I'd have a chance, but even though she's bored in the relationship, it's also stable enough that I don't think it'll happen. So in this case it's a waste of time to pursue her romantically. But we're also genuinely friends and I'm not romantically interested (I just want to hit but that would be a bonus) so I don't really care.