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play hard to get

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play hard to get
欲擒故纵

Date: Aug 11 2011

Themes: Romance

Quote

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“My friends are always telling me I have to play hard to get because I’ll pretty much say, ‘I like you. Let’s go hang out.’ But they think I shouldn’t do that.”

- Actress Emma Watson talks about her dating style. (Us Weekly)

“我的朋友一直告诉我对男人必须要欲擒故纵,因为我非常喜欢说‘我喜欢你。咱们约会吧。’但是,大家都认为我实在不应该这样做。”
女演员艾玛·沃特森 (Emma Watson) 谈论她的约会风格。

Definition

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pretend not to want something that you actually want

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When you like someone, you should tell him, right? How else will he know how you feel?

Actually, there are a few different ways you could go. You could flirt with your crush, or try to show your feelings in subtle ways. Or you could be direct by telling your crush how you feel, or by inviting him or her to hang out. This is what Emma Watson, the star of Harry Potter, usually does. But her friends think she needs to try a different approach. She needs to play hard to get.

When you play hard to get, you pretend not to like someone even though you really do have romantic feelings for that person. This might seem like a crazy way to try to get your crush to like you back. But the idea is that by playing hard to get, you’ll make your crush long for what he or she can’t have. Soon you’ll become the one being chased, instead of the one doing the chasing.

But playing hard to get isn’t always easy. Some people have a hard time hiding their true feelings. And not everyone likes it when others play hard to get. Some people appreciate someone who is honest and straightforward, rather than someone who plays games.

Have you ever played hard to get? Do you think that playing hard to get is a good way to get someone to like you?

Examples

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“I don’t know why Sarah’s playing hard to get. I know she likes me, but she won’t call me back.”

“I hate it when guys play hard to get. They should just be upfront and honest.”

Playing hard to get is fun. I like getting attention from lots of different guys and not telling any of them who I like the best.”

“Don’t try to play hard to get. I know you love me.”

Winners

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Bojana to pretend that you're less interested in someone, as a way of making them more interested in you
by Bojana
Whitney S Play hard to get means she should make it hard for boys to get a date with her
by Whitney S
pretend not to want something that you actually want
by Bitten by an Arab bug
 julito not to show her real interest at the begining
by julito
sb pretended that he/she was cold or a snob.
by loklokloklok32
camillagm pretend you are more difficult...
by camillagm
Talia Do pretend not to be interested or attracted by someone, usually to make the other person increase their efforts.
by Talia Do

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alimysoul

alimysoul

Saudi Arabia

I hate those who play hard to get .because bad way


 

08:40 PM Aug 11 2011 |

Hector

Hector

Dominican Republic

if you want to be happy be straightforward cause is the only way that you wont lose your time and you can pick up line with another girls if the other said not because the life is only want and you most live it with enthusiastically


08:27 PM Aug 11 2011 |

MUHAMMAD92

MUHAMMAD92

Saudi Arabia

i think play hard to get not good way.

03:43 PM Aug 11 2011 |

moonlits

moonlits

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I often play hard to get, but not in front of a guy, because I’ve never had a boyfriend or sb  who I love. Actually I often hide my feelings. That’s because I can’t show themLaughing

03:30 PM Aug 11 2011 |

ghoste1000

ghoste1000

Egypt

i like it too much Innocent

03:25 PM Aug 11 2011 |

alzhbeta

alzhbeta

Belarus

play hard to get good from times to times, of coarse sufficiently.


But, if you love someone you just can’t do it!

03:08 PM Aug 11 2011 |

merllan

merllan

Bulgaria

I love it

02:15 PM Aug 11 2011 |

Omar alsaqqaf

Yemen

Actually I do play hard to get  everything except LOVE because its something pure  and you should not play such a game to get it.. 

01:58 PM Aug 11 2011 |

narges

narges

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i know someone who plays hard to get always….
3 years ago i fell in love with him, i was in doubt that he fell in love with me or not, i played hard to get with him too, he did strange doing, sometimes i thought he loves me, sometimes not, i wasn’t sure about his situation….
but after a while i realized he loved another girl, and now i think another ones…
he falls in love every month…. i think he is mad…

12:20 PM Aug 11 2011 |

DaniloOtaku

Brazil

sometimes when you play hard you regret after, i think that if you like someone at least a little you have to give a chance

12:11 PM Aug 11 2011 |

lolgırl

lolgırl

Turkey

I love it Cool

12:04 PM Aug 11 2011 |

mabdeen

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

i need person to learn me english

10:30 AM Aug 11 2011 |

feelgod

feelgod

China

i did played hard to get once,and it made me regret a lot,i wish i didnt do that at that time,becuz  i was trying to focus on study.now that i realize you should speak out your true feelings no matter what,thats the only way you will not regret the thing you once did.

10:24 AM Aug 11 2011 |

wwongsapun

wwongsapun

Thailand

Yes, I ever played hard to get with someone like me. That time I tried to hiding the true feeling, If possible I wish to turn back time for say direct to him ” I like you”

08:49 AM Aug 11 2011 |

samin1990

samin1990

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i agree with play hard to get and with truth and hunest

08:17 AM Aug 11 2011 |

mzapata24Super Member!

Costa Rica

 I don’t like at all, I don’t usually plant hard to get about someone, for me I just straight ahead wiht someone that I like so much.

05:31 AM Aug 11 2011 |

pixipi

pixipi

Viet Nam

If I have some special feelings with someone, I’ll play hard to get. I think so :))


Because I’m a shy girl, I don’t have enough courage to tell him the truth. I worry if he love me too. And I afraid that I’ll lose our friendship after telling him my feeling. So, If I know I’m his special, I’ll tell him the truth o


....I’m just 16 now, It’s just what I think about my love, what to do when I fall in love with someone… But, when I really love someone, I think I must listen to my heart < haha >

04:50 AM Aug 11 2011 |

michealvijay

India

all the girls are playing hard to get in india

03:54 AM Aug 11 2011 |

Tinalala

Tinalala

China

i used this way when i was a kid ,and they really liked it.but as the time goes by,i realized that wasn’t a right way to get someone or something you like.Being honest and strightforward is much better than play hard to get.

03:53 AM Aug 11 2011 |

mangojoy

mangojoy

United States

I think it’s OK to play hard to get if it’s ‘in balance’. By this I mean that you can do it up to a certain point just to make things interesting. If we play too hard to get it may pass us by. Sometimes when a girl plays hard to get with me I feel impatient. If she gives me enough clues then I’m still hanging around. :)

03:32 AM Aug 11 2011 |

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