Should you play hard to get or just be straight forward?

I remember the old school strategy "Play hard to get", this approach was useful in the past when men were less complicated and more transparent. But things have changed and men have become more difficult to understand. Thats why women need to be flexible and approach this differently. Playing hard to get works sometimes but it might not be the best strategy, because all it does is make him want you. Playing hard to get builds a burning desire of want, depending on the the degree of his want. The cat and mouse strategy only makes him want you, it doesn't make him like you any more than his initial intention. Its like window shopping and finding a shoe you like, the moment you realize you cant have it due to your budget only makes you want it more. Every time you see it your desire for it continues to grow, doesn't mean you like it more than the first time you saw it. You will only be able to differentiate this feeling after you have gotten that shoe, and after you have worn it once or twice, only then will you know how much you liked it anyway. Making a man want you for so long might not be the best way to discover if he really likes you. Playing hard to get has different effect on different emotions, thats why it may or may not be the best strategy. Being straight forward and being yourself may or may not be a better strategy, this is why. Men like women who are nice to them, being straight forward with them will make you likeable and real and will make him trust you. Being straight forward here might be showing him you feel the same way or showing him your not on the same page with him. Regardless of what the outcome of your being straight forward is, he will consider you to be a good person, at least for being honest and not making him waste his time.
Succeeding with any of this strategies depends on the intention, emotion and understanding of the guy in question. I recommend being yourself any day, any time and finding who loves you for who you are...........