When he is giving you mixed signals, he wants to be in full control of the relationship he has with you.

The mixed signals keeps him at the head of this relationship and he gets to steer it in whichever direction he chooses.

He likes you, at least to some degree, but he isn’t ready to give in.

He doesn’t want you to become comfortable in this knowledge or to even be too strongly aware of it.

As long as you have a doubt in your mind about how he feels about you, you continue to think about him.

As long as he is continually in your thoughts, he has full control over your emotions and which direction to take them.

He wants to keep you within his control by having you doubt him constantly.

When you are doubting his feelings, you question what you are doing wrong.

The more you think about this, the more you want him to approve of you and like you.

You are saying and doing things that you normally wouldn’t, wanting this guy who is giving you mixed signals to give you his approval.

You worry that you are not pretty enough or not interesting enough.

You question why he is talking to other girls and ignoring you today.

These are all anxious thoughts that constantly pervade your mind.

You crave his attention more and more, wanting him to know that you are worth pursuing.

You get jealous of anyone that tries to get his attention.

These are feelings that you have, uncertain of what he wants.

His mixed signals have literally put you on edge.

Due to the fact that you begin to question your own worth, you want him more.

In essence, you want him to validate that worth.

It doesn’t matter how many compliments your friends, acquaintances or family give you, as all you care about is receiving a compliment that comes from him.

This is how you think of him now.

You need him to validate you.

The less he does, the more you want it.

He knows that what he is doing is working on you, and as a result, he keeps giving you mixed signals.

He knows that the more you desire him, the more he gets away with.

That means that he is hot or cold if he chooses and you forgive him for that.

He is mean at times and you forgive him for that.

He is insensitive to you or someone you care about but you forgive him for that too.

He gives you these mixed signals, turned on by the control and power that it gives him over your acts and emotions.

A guy like this eventually stops the games.

Nonetheless, sometimes, it’s hard for a guy who gives mixed signals to let go of the control.

He plays the game until you can take no more of it and give up on him.

He is spurred to act right if you give up on him, but then again, this isn’t assured.

He chooses the familiar path in taking this game of giving mixed signals to the next girl he talks to.