I'm wondering if mentioning interest or crushes on other girls is a smart move as a method of seduction.

I guess it fits the idea of showing a girl that I have other options (making me seem high-value in her eyes), which, in general, girls admire.

However, from personal experience, I might have scared some girls away—and with them, potentially amazing relationships—by mentioning other girls too much.

Is there perhaps a right balance to aim for here? Like, instead of mentioning other girls as crushes, framing them as friends instead? I guess girls admire men who have female friends.

What's y'all's take on this?