Flirting can be defined in many ways, flirting for you may be just being friendly with me, as I am a very friendly person, you see there are men who prefer to have women friends since they are more comfortable with them, nothing wrong with that as long as it's for friendship, and yeah would you rather that your partner search the internet and ask phone numbers from men? uhmmm i think that's a lot worst from where I stand.. ;)
Take it easy on him, it can make you more desirable when you are confident you know... ;)