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
Asha (1)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Sumiko	soo-mee-ko	Japanese
Wullem	WUL-ləm	Limburgish
Lugubelenus	-	Ancient Celtic
Valent	-	Croatian
Mahesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali