Remember, women almost always play mind games. Hide their feelings, act less interested than they really are, act less available than they really are, bombard you with interest, disappear on you, confuse you - this is all part of their game to seduce you and make you want them.

They always do things with plausible deniability as cover for their actions.

They're not honest. If you call them out, rarely will they admit the truth behind their actions. They usually always have some nonsense mundane excuse for their sudden unexplained shifts in behaviour.

You either force them to stop with the nonsense and take a solid position, and if they refuse to, then you recognise the nonsense for the disrespect that it is and extract yourself from the situation.

They can't play with you if you feel too disrespected to care anymore.

A woman will play with you endlessly if she thinks it's the only way to keep you around.

But this is not fair to you, nor good for your progress in life.

A serious woman who truly respects you will not endlessly manipulate your level of interest in her

She'll add value instead

Lastly:

Women are emotional creatures who overanalyse minutiae. If she is acting aloof, you can be guaranteed she is full of shit. There is no such thing as an aloof woman. There are women who don't give a fuck, and women obsessed with you pretending they don't care - that's it.