You want to let a special someone know you like him, but how?
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Any logical person would talk to him to try and develop the relationship further.
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But you don’t want to come off as too eager or desperate...
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...so you play hard to get instead.
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Because that’s totally how flirting works these days, and you heard that guys like “the chase.”
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So you do everything in your power to gain his interest...
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...then pull a 180 and avoid him like the plague.
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When you run into him on campus, you act like you’re too cool to stop and talk, like:
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And when he asks you to hang out, you make up commitments on the spot to sound busier than you actually are.
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On the surface, it looks like you couldn't care less about him…
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…but on the inside, you're like:
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Sometimes you drop the ball and actually show your affection, like:
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But then you realize your mistake and make up for it by ignoring him for an entire week.
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The playing-hard-to-get method was working, but now you’re getting a little worried since he hasn’t tried contacting you again after you ignored his last four texts.
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It’s like he doesn’t even care!
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You second-guess your approach and have a panic attack when you think you've scared him off.
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You ask all your friends about what you should do, and they reply unanimously, "Make a move."
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So you send him a casual but flirty text and check your phone religiously, like you’re expecting updates on your application to Hogwarts.
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After an hour has passed with no word from him, you think you’ve officially ruined your chances.
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In a final effort to salvage the budding relationship, you act super available and give him a million opportunities to get in touch with you.
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You just wish you could explain yourself to him.
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But then a miracle happens...
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...and you are back in the game!
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Which means you can promptly go back to sending him mixed signals.
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And while he's probably like:
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You're on cloud nine, because being on the other side of "playing hard to get" is like:
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Except for those few times when it backfires.
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