When it comes to flirting via text (not to be confused with fexting—that’s a different thing), you’ve got options. There’s the classic flirty text (or sext, if you’re feeling spicy). There are also horny emojis, sexy memes, and even spicy games you can play to heat up any iMessage exchange. But amid all these ways to let the object of your amorous affections know you’re feeling frisky, let us not neglect the power of a sexy GIF.
Like memes, GIFs are a handy way to make it known you’re interested (in jumping someone’s bones) while still coming off kinda cute and low-key. A GIF, no matter how NSFW—and trust, we’ve found some pretty steamy ones for ya—is a little less aggressive than a straight up sext. It sorta hints at your true intentions without literally putting them in words, you feel? Sending a sexy GIF is a way of sort of testing the waters. And if it doesn’t quite land, you can always pull the, “Oh, oops lol, I totally did NOT mean to send you that one!” (Then quickly swap in a more innocuous option. Nothing to see here!)
Not to mention, a well-placed GIF is also a great chance to show off your ~witty~ side with a timely pop culture reference or otherwise on-point joke. Sometimes a GIF just says things words can’t—hence why we went ahead and found 25 of the sexiest ones ever for ya. So if you’re looking to up your flirting game and inject a little pizzazz into your next convo with your crush, allow these sexy GIFS to do the talking for you. You’re so welcome.
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1.When you wanna let them know they are cordially invited to join you in bed for a marathon eff-fest
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2. When you’ve got a one-track mind and aren’t afraid to show it
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3. This. Just this.
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4. Okay but the mid-sex hand-holding? Low-key the horniest thing you can do in bed.
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5. A straightforward proposition
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6. Me and who fr though?
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7. I repeat: ME AND WHO???
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8. Wait for the eye contact though...
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9. Because making out is better naked
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10. When they ask what you wanna do for dinner
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11. Leave it to Miranda to dark-horse have one of the hottest makeout scenes of the entire SATC extended universe
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12. When you’re, uh, “just friends”
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13. A little bodice-ripping is good for the soul
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15. They’ll get the hint...
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16. It’s like that sometimes
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17. Take it off
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18. This too…
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19. Babe, my feet are cold...
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20. When you want it like that
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21. Because this isn’t *not* one of the most iconic makeout scenes in movie history
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22. Sorry, had to
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23. Yet another reminder that great movie sex scenes = sexy GIFs
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24. When it’s time to get a lil freaky
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25. If it doesn’t have me like this I simply do not want it
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Kayla Kibbe (she/her) is the Associate Sex and Relationships Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers all things sex, love, dating, and relationships • She lives in Astoria, Queens and probably won’t stop talking about how great it is if you bring it up • Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
