Oooooh mind games of relationships...

[Anonymous]

Nobody over the age of 18 has time for silly mind games. People have more important things to do than to play with you as you play maliciously with their feelings. People have work, school, family, responsibilities and a life.....

1. Make them miss you by avoiding them

I won't miss you...

2. Don't text them back for 10 minutes

What do you want me to do? Stare at my phone and play angry birds? Nope.

3. Play hard to get

If you play hard to get with me, im just gonna take it that you dont want me and Im gonna move on to the next person who will be straight up with me instead.

4. Make you jealous

Nobody got time for that shit!

[Anonymous]

Usually it's the girls that play games with me that it's led me to not even taking online dating remotely serious. And by that I mean, I still put myself out there but I don't get too hyped up on one girl. And it's not about getting with as many women as I can, but weeding out who's good and who isn't.

As of late, I've had a lot of girls message me on tinder and even ask me to text or wonder when I'm free for a date and it's like if I say yes or show just a little attention, not even too much, it's like I'm this super clingy guy all of a sudden. I have no patience for this bullshit. You're either interested or you aren't, that's all there is to it.

[Opinion Owner]

What even pisses me off even more is when the girl will agree to a date and say things if we do this, we should meet up, etc and then either leave me to do all the work, and literally all the work only to flake or even show a lot of interest up front and then all of a sudden never initiate conversation and it feels awkward for me because I feel like I have to over analyze how much I text so I don't come off as clingy or overly interested. Again, I don't have patience for that bullshit and it's not about being entitled or "nice" either.

[Lazy_Tiger]

YOU NAILED IT BRAH

[shortandsweet24]

It sounds like you're hanging around with the wrong girls. Key word also: girls. You just need to meet a woman who doesn't want to do these childish things and likes being straightforward and honest. Trust me, there are some of us out there. :)

[Anongirl25]

Wow! Yh I totally agree. I wanna slap people that play mind games. Like when guys do it, I over think. But now I've decided to ignore and do what I want. If they continue I'll ask them straight up like ur acting weird is everything ok?

Better to be straight up. Why waste valuable time... could u message me? I've made a new account so can't message people yet.. need to ask u something. :)

[rjroy3]

Agreed that playing mind games is stupid, but there is some truth in the effectiveness of some actions.

If a man in busy with his work and paying the bills, he is more attractive than the jobless guy that sits around playing videogames and can text all day long.

It's better to just live an interesting life and reap all the benefits instead of pretending to have an interesting life in order to get a girl who will find out how boring you are anyways.

[Anonymous]

Agree with all of it except number 2. Sometimes I don't reply quickly simply because I am distracted at the moment and can't give the person my full attention. An example, is I was logged into FB discussing exam material in a group chat and an interest of mine messaged me on FB and I didn't reply simply because I was heavily invested in the exam chat... I of course made sure to reply later and explain the situation.

Everything else is spot on though!

[LoveLikeRockets]

I get accused of being hard to get, playing hard to get, ignoring texts and generally a game player and that's not true, I'm shy and reserved and people mistake that for me being hard to get.

[Raven1990]

A waste of time... rather being direct to the point than hitting around the bush... no man with other things better to do would do mind game in a relationship, which is supposed to be sort of a "coop mode" of living, and not a "versus mode"

[jc1982]

mind games can be fun and amusing at the same time depending on the mood at the time and dont keep it going on and on.

[devilish-cutie]

in the end relationships based and started by manipulation won't last

[Martin86]

this is really great advice, I know value my time preciously and will not have it wasted.

[the_unknown_panda]

I thought it was mostly girls who play hard to get.

[Anonymous]

LMAO, when a guy doesn't do the above, he gets labeled as "clingy".

[Anonymous]

I never experienced that in a relationship but I experienced thar during dating and it's childish

[xiuwen]

Good take! Its so true

[tiredofwaiting]

Very true. Thanks for posting this take.

[babu_001]

Relationships are shit.