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
Tanja	TAHN-yah (German, Finnish)	German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Ignace	-	French
Patton	['pætn]
Odessa	-	Various
Chinyere	-	Western African, Igbo
Eleanor	['elinə]