One of the things that every teen knows, and indeed this is something that is talked about over campfires in the stag camping set, is the "Theory of the Least Interested Party."
Very simply put---in any relationship of two people, given the assumption that both parties care about each other to some degree, the party that can display the least outward "interest" has an inherent advantage in negotiating. This is why kids are cool. The cooler the better. Cool has an advantage.
Over a lifetime, couples discover that the ebbs and flows of interest can go both ways, and eventually, if the relationship is to survive, other elements have to emerge such as mutuality of interests, values etc., if the relationship is to survive. Otherwise, one party in desperation must review other individuals that have an interest in him or her, such as "X" really appreciates me even if you don't etc. By the time the normal teenager is 18....usually....one is aware that this is no way to create a solid relationship. Yet.....some.....never.....learn....and football players learn last one could presume from the press about the saga of the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre.
"Minnesota loves me more than you do," he might have said. Tampa Bay also loves me a lot....and then there is......One can just imagine the scene. Finally in desparate move to shut him up......the Packers offer him 20 million to work in public relations for them......HUH?
That's the oldest con in the books----the least interested con with the cajun twist---only a midwesterner could fall for it.
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