I'm with ya Mish, I tend not to stick around long if things don't look like they have potential.
Rose - Absence does in fact make the heart grow fonder. I've studied the 48 Laws of Power and that's a very big component. I think the problem with a lot of people is they focus on it so much that they make themselves adsent prematurely and instead of yearning for them, I grow bored and move on. A big piece of that law is to make yourself an indispensable part of their life before becoming hard to get.
Either way it seems to be the consensus that games like this are pretty bogus. I just wish it wasn't so prominent in girls in my age group, it's asinine is what it is.