text: why do men play mind games with you when they know you are really interested?   men and women both play mind games, some more than others, depending on the person.  but, dating always has games, it's an unfortunate fact of life. if he knows you are really interested, you are no longer a challenge to him and he will lose interest in you.  with nothing to lose, he will just mess with your head with stupid little games.  it's not good to be in a one-sided relationship like that.  get out, or don't act so interested.  also don't be afraid to stand up to him or call him on his crap, because you're afraid he'll lose interest in you.  he'll likely become more interested in you, plus you won't have to deal with as many petty games from him.