Dating Advice Terminology

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• It is not advisable to treat someone mean in order to keep them keen in a professional setting.
• You shouldn't act mean towards someone just to make them more interested in you.
• Playing hard to get by being mean doesn't always work to keep someone interested.
• The old saying 'treat them mean, keep them keen' may not always lead to a successful relationship.