I think when it comes to women, its black and white.
i have dealt with women that really liked me and breh's, shyt felt nice AND natural. But this whole notion of playin hard to get and chasing i think is stupid. To a point atleast.
i think where the frustration arises from is dudes get that concept and lack of interest mixed up. If a shorty is feelin you, you'll 90-100% kno. Anything other than that, and you doing too much, especially if she ain't rewarding you.
Society is to blame for this because they changed how women are suppose to naturally behave (feminine and loving) into something they are not accustomed to doing. For example, a shorty you know likes you, but her friends and society tells her she shouldn't be easy because guys hate that and therefore she should play hard to get. So she starts to do something out of her element and what ends up happening? the guy will either fuk her and leave her for playing or completely lose interest and drop her altogether. (A lose-lose)
Going back to the original point, even if you were to cut back on shyt and she comes back, i styll wouldn't entertain it. Ignore her texts and phonecalls, but not as a tactic. Really move on. You'll kno after this whether or not she was really and truly interested or if you saved yourself from a whole lot frustration and shyt. (A win-win)
P.S., this doesn't apply to shorties ya'll ain't attracted to.
i agree, the thing many men fail to do is say no when a woman comes back, wanting to hit it one more time, oh i ove her bla bla, but why would you want someone who made you their second option

, many women will not straight up tell you that, i'm seeing someone new, or the attracttion or sparks i have for you are gone "maybe we should just be friends" or leave me alone don't want to talk to you. What women usually do is answer with like one word text msgs, like k, or convos slow, or always busy etc.
all i was really missing was someone to talk to about my day, go to the movies with, someone i knew was thinking about and they were thinking about me.
but also made me realize why the hell im i sitting home obsessing over this broad while shes out living it up