Just how well does being suplada work?

How it works: Girl plays hard to get, and in some instances, that just makes her all the more desirable. Guy tries harder, she is relentless. Either guy's heart breaks and girl just moves on with her life, or guy gets over it and girl gets jealous. Otherwise, the girl gives up and says yes at some point. Somehow, someway it works.

Suplada is so easy for me to be. Then again, it's most likely a filipino girl thing. Observe this excerpt from Culture Shock! Philippines: "The young lady is supposed to play 'hard to get'; she should not show too great an interest in a man, some even going to the point of pretending total disinterest. How hard a time she gives her suitor increases her worth in his and in others' eyes." That's kinda me. But the thing is, girls have feelings too. After playing hard to get for so long, saying yes seems too humiliating. My thing is, I like someone who isn't intimidated by me.

One of my main points of being suplada is this byproduct called "not taking compliments very well." Honestly, how would you react to it? "Hehe, I know" or "okay...thanks." Am I supposed to blush? Say I'm flattered? Geez, I don't want to appear self-absorbed.

What is the most appealing preference, the open, amiable girl, or the hard to get one? Exactly how many guys like a challenge? One thing's for sure, the challenge is intense. And selectivity's not such a bad thing. It's just that sooner or later I'll be tired of waiting.