Let me clarify a bit of what I said.
It's not that I dislike excitement or whatever, it's simply I have disdain for the whole "playing games" think where it's all like trying to decieve each other, and trying to look like you're not interested, or trying to be all catsy-and-mousey.
I don't like doing that kind of thing with people I like.
I wanted some kind of contest/challenge, I'd much rather have an enemy to do it against.