Nowadays it's way easier to search for your significant other. Mainly because a lot of people do it via online dating. Of course, when you are creating an account on some site to meet single ladies, you think that everything is going to be extremely simple. Yes, you are going to chat and choose who you're going to date. That's what online dating is offering, but you forget one crucial moment.

Dating is difficult regardless of whether you're searching for a partner offline or online. The main problem of dating is that daters often play hard to get. And when you are about to meet single ladies, you forget how girls play hard to get. And that's going to provide you with enough extra problems when you are trying to win their hearts.

If you are not acquainted with the play hard to get meaning, it's when a person adopts an aloof attitude and expresses a complete lack of interest towards others, typically, to get more attention. But, why do women play hard to get? We are offering you to delve into this topic and figure it out.

Why Sometimes Girls Play Hard to Get?

Why does a girl play hard to get? That's a question that bugs a lot of guys who are trying to date. Unfortunately, there is no ultimate reason. But there are several reasons why a girl would act if she's completely uninterested in you. So, let's check out those reasons without any further ado.

Many Girls Like Attention

As we've mentioned above, a woman plays hard to get when she wants more attention. And let's be honest, a lot of girls like attention. If that's the case, then she expresses her complete lack of interest simply because she expects you to do your best to impress her. So, if you consider her to be worth trying, you should play along. Try to impress her more. Try to do something that she hasn't expected. Everything seems flawless, but this reason why she plays hard to get has its disadvantages. She's a gambler, and the higher the stakes, the more interested she is in the game. Thus, it is rather hard to predict when she will get tired of it.

She Has Not Yet Decided Whether She Likes You or Not

Another answer to the question, “Why do girls play hard to get?” is that they haven't decided yet whether they like you or not. Think about it, maybe she is not sure whether you are the one and only. That's why, even if she's interested in you, she won't show it. That's the only way for her to remain honest with you. She doesn't want to give you false hopes, so she doesn't show that she likes you. This scenario is slightly better than the first one cause as soon as she figures out that she likes you, the game is over. Still, the game may end with her realizing that she doesn't like you.

She Checks You

She may also pretend that she's not interested in you to check you. This scenario is quite close to the first one, although you have more possibilities to win. She tries to figure out whether you are worthy of her time or not. That's not the game, and she doesn't seek attention in this case. She wants to check out whether you are ready to win her and her affection. In this case, all you need to do is to prove that your intentions are genuine, and you are not simply messing around. And as soon as you will prove it – the game is over, and she's yours.

She Raises Her Value

While this reason kinda encompasses all the previous three. She raises her value either to feel more popular or to check whether you deserve her attention. But the main reason for those actions is way simpler. She doesn't want to look cheap and too accessible. Thus, she gives you some time to prove that you are truly interested in her. While this game is won or lose, your chances to win are quite high. Just show that you are interested in her and that you value her and her time. Be attentive when you are communicating. Show in later conversations that you've listened attentively. Show that you are interested exactly in her and not in just another girl. If you succeed in it – the game is over, and you have won.

Signs She's Playing Hard to Get

How do girls play hard to get? Yes, you know the reasons why she's playing hard to get, but you still don't know how to make sure that she's doing that. Let's be honest, it is quite easy to confuse her playing hard to get with the genuine lack of interest. That's why you need to tell when she pretends that she is not interested in you and when you don't interest her. And to help you with that, we've collected the main signs that she's playing hard to get, which we offer you to check out without any further ado.

She Might Be Busy

Well, that's one of the easiest ways to tell whether she's not interested in you or simply pretends to be to get more attention from or to check you up. When she's uninterested in you, and you are offering her to meet, she would straightforwardly tell you that she is going to be busy on that day. But if she doesn't state that she is going to be busy, but says that she might be busy instead, then you can be more or less sure that she's just playing hard to get. Most likely she will wait till you get the impression that she won't come, and she will text you or call you to say that her plans got canceled and she would eagerly meet with you.

She Asks Your Friends About You

When you are talking, she seems uninterested in you or your stories, and she barely asks anything about you. That could pass as a clear sign that she is uninterested in you. But if she acts the same way, but whenever your friends are around she starts asking them about you – that's a different story. Especially, if she asks about the thing that you've told her, but she pretended that she didn't listen to you. Well, in this case, you have a clear sign that she's simply playing hard to get with you. If she was that uninterested why would she ask your friends about you? If she wasn't that attentive to what you were talking about, then how did she manage to remember that? Either she likes you or she thinks she likes and wants to make sure.

She Looks Away When You Are Talking

While it is quite easy to think that she's not into you – or even worse, bored with you – if she's looking away when you are talking, then it can be a good sign. Pay attention when you are having a conversation, does she cast her glance away whenever you look at her? Well, she may be playing hard to get with you. It is extremely hard to look into the eyes of the person that you like, but don't want to show. So, that's maybe the reason why she tries to look away whenever the slightest possibility that your eyes will meet occurs. It counts as a sign that she's playing hard to get if she exhibits the first two signs. However, if she casts her glance away and runs away when you are talking, you shouldn't take it as a good sign.

She Shows up at Places Where You Hang out

No, let's take the first sign and imagine that your mutual acquaintance is having a party. You invite her, but she says that she will unlikely go there. Of course, you are kinda disappointed, but you still go to that party and, all of a sudden, she shows up there. If this practice repeats again and again, and she also shows up places where you hang out without notifying you prior, you can be sure that she plays hard to get with you. Moreover, she is actually into you but continues to check you out to make sure that you are the right guy for her. So, play along, as you have all the chances to win this game.

She's Always Dressed up When You Meet

Here you need to make a comparison of the way she dresses every day and the way she dresses when you meet. If she's generally more of a t-shirt and jeans girl in her everyday life but dresses haute couture whenever you meet, you don't need to look any further with the signs. She wants to impress you and catch your attention even more. Even if she's acting cold as ice queen during your date, she's just playing hard to get. If she doesn't like you, she won't try to dress up for the date with you. Most likely, she would dress even more unattractive to scare you off. So, yep, she is playing hard to get with you.

Should You Play Hard to Get with Her?

After learning everything written above, you may start wondering, "Should I play hard to get with her?" If girls succeed by winning guys' attention, pretending that they are uninterested, it may seem that guys can win a girl's heart acting the same way. Is it so? Should a guy play hard to get? If you want to try it, you need to learn the rules.

If you want to play hard to get, you need to have a sense of balance. If you don't have the sense of proper balance, most likely by pretending that you are uninterested in her, you may succeed only in one thing – making her uninterested in you. After all, playing hard to get is walking on a thin line between making your potential partner get closer and pushing them away completely. Playing hard to get also requires having a good sense of timing. You need to know when it is the right time to pull her closer and when it is the right time to push her away. Once again, instead of building her interest in you by your aloof behavior, you can push her away completely.

Last but not least, you need to understand why you are going to play hard to get. Do you want to get more attention from your prospective partner? Do you want to test her level of interest and commitment? Without finding answers to those questions for yourself, you shouldn't even consider playing hard to get with anyone.

Tips for Guys Whose Girls Play Hard to Get

Now, finally, we need to figure out how to act if she's playing hard to get. Before getting to the tactics, you need to figure out a few things. First of all, you need to make sure that she's playing hard to get. We've provided you with signs, so you won't have any problems figuring out whether she's really busy or she simply teases you. Then, you need to figure out why she's playing hard to get. We've provided you with the possible reasons for her acting this way, so you can easily untangle the reasons behind her actions. So, after sorting things out with those questions, you need to figure out how to act. So, check out the tips of what to do if a girl plays hard to get with you.

Think If She's Worth It

First of all, you need to figure out whether she's worth trying. You need to make up your mind whether you want to date her. Maybe you can look for a girl who is more available than she is? Are you ready to waste your time trying to win the heart of a girl who is playing hard to get? Don't you think that it is silly to pretend that you are uninterested in the person whom you interested in? Are you ready to give more effort for a girl who takes your interest for granted or at least pretends to?

Play Her Game

If you decided that you should devote your time to conquering her heart, there is the only way to act in this situation. You should play her game. She won't you to give more effort in trying to win her heart? Do that. Devote a few weeks to her desires. Provide her with the calls, text messages, gifts and invitations to the parties. Show her that you are interested. Provide her with the attention she wants.

Confront Her About It

Well, if the game doesn't end, you should simply kindly confront her about it. It doesn't mean that you should say something like, "I know you were playing hard to get with me!" no, just ask her where you are going with this. First of all, it allows you to take her by surprise even if she is playing a femme fatale. Secondly, it will show her that you are determined to date her, and you are truly interested in her. And if she's into you too – the game is over, and you have won.

Teasing Is a Sure Sign of...

While you may still wonder why on earth women would play hard to get instead of simply giving into you, you should consider one thing. Teasing is a sure sign of affection. So, basically, she's giving into you in her own particular way. Is she worth fighting? Yes.