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."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odalric	-	Ancient Germanic
Katarina	kah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Mona	['məunə]
Leland	-	English
Bice	BEE-che	Italian
Berhanu	-	Eastern African, Amharic