Parvarti is setting herself up as this seasons flirt, and seems more strategic than romantic in her approach. Flirting and showmances on Survivor have met with mixed results:
S2 Jerri on Colby - lost her man to Tina, how humiliating.
S4 Sarah and Rob M - screrwed by the switch.
S6 Jenna\Heidi on Dave\Alex\Rob C - most successful flirts ever, they guys made several decisions in their favour.
S8 Amber and Rob M - F2 baby!
S9 Julie on Lopevi - she outlasted John K and made the merge.
S10 Jenn and Gregg, Katie and Ian - girls made F4, outlasted their partners.
S12 Misty on Austin\Nick - no match for the charms of Terry and Dan.
These can be divided into two types:
1) Loyal 2-person partnerships that function much the way other friendship-based alliances do. These tend to form at the beginning of the game, and run the risk of putting a target on the couple. Usually the female outlasts the male if they make the merge.
2) Those who use their charms to influence the opposite sex for strategic reasons or while their real loyalty lies elsewhere. This typically happens after a switch, when a hottie needs to form new alliances. Jenna and Heidi got all the young guys to ally with them while their real loyalty was to each other. Julie went back to Ami\Leann at the merge, not even sharing her chicken wings with the guys. Parvati seems to be a flirt of this type, trying to make new allies and get herself further.
S2 Jerri on Colby - lost her man to Tina, how humiliating.
S4 Sarah and Rob M - screrwed by the switch.
S6 Jenna\Heidi on Dave\Alex\Rob C - most successful flirts ever, they guys made several decisions in their favour.
S8 Amber and Rob M - F2 baby!
S9 Julie on Lopevi - she outlasted John K and made the merge.
S10 Jenn and Gregg, Katie and Ian - girls made F4, outlasted their partners.
S12 Misty on Austin\Nick - no match for the charms of Terry and Dan.
These can be divided into two types:
1) Loyal 2-person partnerships that function much the way other friendship-based alliances do. These tend to form at the beginning of the game, and run the risk of putting a target on the couple. Usually the female outlasts the male if they make the merge.
2) Those who use their charms to influence the opposite sex for strategic reasons or while their real loyalty lies elsewhere. This typically happens after a switch, when a hottie needs to form new alliances. Jenna and Heidi got all the young guys to ally with them while their real loyalty was to each other. Julie went back to Ami\Leann at the merge, not even sharing her chicken wings with the guys. Parvati seems to be a flirt of this type, trying to make new allies and get herself further.
