Playing "hard to get", does it actually work?

Depends what type of guy you are trying to attract if your going after a shy guy it will not work at all because he won't have the courage to make the first move, where as if you are going after a confident guy playing hard to get will most often work.

it works if you don't want a man. all men can't stand it. if you want 2 b with someone y make it harder then it has to b. the answer NO.

Playing hard to get does not work, and if anything will do more damage than it's worth.

The only way playing "hard to get" won't completely fail is if the guy really likes you in the first place, in which case; why even play hard to get if you already have him under your thumb?

Second, its decisive.
If I knew a girl was deliberately trying to manipulate me into trying harder, or wanting her more by ignoring me, f*** it; there are other girls out there, and I'm not a person who's short on choices. maybe its some guy who doesn't have a lot of options, but why do you want to make a poor kid who doesn't have much to begin with feel worse?

The only place you should be playing "hard to get" is when your in a bar, and both you, and the guy is interested in a one-night-stand type relationship, nothing serious. In which case your allowed to have a little fun with him, tease him a bit, its almost expected.

The only think you don't wanna do is make yourself come across as a low self esteem, settles for just about anything, the type that can't stop giggling when your around type.

Make it seem like you have standards, not high standards that every guy you meet is going to be below communicating to him that you feel your better than him, just "standards" as in, I like you, your a really nice guy and I'd love to meet you, but I'm no whore, and I have other options too, just like you.

Respecting each other is the key, ladies and gentlemen. No sexism from the guys, and no playing hard to get from the girls.

Playing hard to get with a guy doesn't work. If you want a guy to like you, let him know that you're interested. Flirt, smile, stare at him, so he knows that you like him. If you play hard to get, the guy thinks you're not interested, and he will move on.

Playing "sort of hard to get" works pretty well, where you don't give in immediately but don't resist too hard. If you go all out and are definitely hard to get, then a guy is likely to lose interest and think that you're not into him at all, in my opinion.

i think it doesn't. because after a while the guy will get bored and tries it with a different girl who might be easier to get

they lose interest

If they have interest in the beginning, it intensifies the interest. You just have to make sure you re-assure with subtle flirting (smirking + eye contact, but then dropping it). Guys like to say they don't like it, but that's not true. Hard-to-get makes you more worthy, they need to feel like they're chasing after something good rather than a girl who puts herself out there and doesn't have "some" mystery. If you make them doubt, too, they go crazy over you (it's working really well with me and my guy now. he's possessed!)

Just make sure you keep a good balance. It depends on how you play.

Honestly, I think playing hard to get CAN work sometimes, but it's also sometimes not worth it. Mind games can lead to disaster if played the wrong way. I would just be up front and not too overbearing.