If you have to ask, your emotions are probably being played with. It’s okay, because you can get out of this game of Heart Warfare relatively unscathed as long as you realize this simple fact: You can’t win. If you engage in emotional fisticuffs with a pro, you will lose. No amount of well crafted texts, Gchat cat-and-mouse, well phrased invitations, or waiting will make you the victor. If they’ve decided they want to toy with your emotions, they will do it. And they will win. The best way to play is not at all. That usually scrambles the brains of notorious Ice Queens/Kings exceptionally well. Not playing back is your best move. 

The following things are more fun to play with than emotions: kittens, Xbox 360s Kinect, Nickelodeon Gak, Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Silly Putty, and a deck of “Nudie” Playing Cards. Pick one.