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treat them mean, keep them keen

treat them mean, keep them keen

Neglecting a romantic partner (or a potential romantic partner) keeps him or her interested in you. A: "Why hasn't Tom called me yet? I thought he liked me." B: "Maybe he thinks that 'treat them mean, keep them keen' actually works."
See also: keen, keep, treat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wardell-English
NaamahNAY-ə-mə (English), nah-ah-MAH (Jewish)Biblical, Hebrew
JohanYOO-ahn (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Liv (1)LEEVSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
DoresDAW-res (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
Pallavi-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
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