Making a potential mate jealous...

[Tangled Web]

When is it EVER a good idea to try to make someone you like jealous? Has this ever actually worked for anyone?

 

[jimmy]

I. . . I don't even know where to start.

 

[jaguarr]

If you feel like you need to engage in this sort of behavior to manipulate your mate then your relationship's already dead.

jag

 

[Kritish]

What Jag said, but with an added "You're an idiot for asking that".

 

[Tangled Web]

If you feel like you need to engage in this sort of behavior to manipulate your mate then your relationship's already dead.

jag

jag you've done it again. This is very sound.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

I was going to go on this whole "you shouldn't need to do this..." but then I remembered that you're 16 and regardless of what we say you're going to fantastically **** up, because that's the way most 16 year olds are wired.
do comeback and tell us I'm sure it'll make for page after page of comedy gold.

 

[Avangarde]

Sparkle

 

[DarthRekal]

If you feel like you need to engage in this sort of behavior to manipulate your mate then your relationship's already dead.

jag

well put jag

 

[hippie_hunter]

You just got to get a friend who happens to be a girl and pretend that you're going out with her and parade her off in front of this girl you like. Guaranteed to work

 

[AndThePickles]

Making someone jealous is a very bad idea. You'll probably end up getting jealous back. Or regardless, why would you knowingly get into a relationship with a jealous person?

 

[hippie_hunter]

Making someone jealous is a very bad idea. You'll probably end up getting jealous back. Or regardless, why would you knowingly get into a relationship with a jealous person?

Because it's the best way to get someone.

 

[Maxwell Smart]

Maybe it does work. I don't know.

 

[Erzengel]

When is it EVER a good idea to try to make someone you like jealous? Has this ever actually worked for anyone?

In the beginning my gf tried to make me jealous when another suitor entered the fray.

But I quickly established dominance.

 

[terry78]

Girls do this all the time to justify any cheating. "I wanted to make him jealous."

 

[Erzengel]

I remember how extremely naive I was when I was dating 2 girls at the same time and even though they both said it was cool.

One went ahead and started dating another dude to make me jealous.

And it did work.

 

[November Rain]

mental games are great if you have the balls to pull them off but they should only be used sporadically.

a general good one is to let her show that you are a catch by showing that other women could also found you desirable, how exactly you pull this off comes down to each individual but its a tightrope walk that could end up backfiring big time if you cross the lines.

bar that, it's always nice to have attractive female friends, that's normally enough, especially if see them without her around.


edit: just actually going through this thread now, it's clear to see that the hype is full of very very straight arrows. Especially the dudes when the majority of us went through that phase of liking a girl and having her as a friend and then having her tell us about all her boyfriend woes..., even when they sometimes know we may have feelings for them. If that's not making someone purposely jealous, i don't know what is?

why doesn't anyone wish to advocate putting the shoe on the other foot?

bah

 

[Erzengel]

edit: just actually going through this thread now, it's clear to see that the hype is full of very very straight arrows. Especially the dudes when the majority of us went through that phase of liking a girl and having her as a friend and then having her tell us about all her boyfriend woes..., even when they sometimes know we may have feelings for them. If that's not making someone purposely jealous, i don't know what is?

why doesn't anyone wish to advocate putting the shoe on the other foot?

bah

Eh, I think you are giving most women too much credit. Even though they are spilling their guts out to you, knowing they like you, I think most times they are just completely oblivious to your feelings. I doubt it was some vindicitve side of them trying to purposely jealous. Whether it was some sort of unconcious thing is another question.

 

[Adam West]

If you really want to make 'em jealous, convince 'em that people of both sexes are hot for you.

Then sit back and enjoy the sit-com like shenanigans due to transpire!

 

[November Rain]

Earth Angel, I'm talking about the post 'you realise I like you because i asked you out and you shot me down and we are just being 'friends'' stage, when it's definitely clear and things are making their best attempts to return to the previous status quo.

in all fairness, you are probably right.

Meh, I make as many attempts to make people jealouse, secret texts, messages and clothing and presents from exes in my home, going out without revealing location, leaving cute notes giving to me everywhere, refusing to take off my friendship anklet provided by a chick...

when single it all points to the general idea that i'm not going to spend ages waiting for you to make up your mind and that I can be off the market at a moment's notice. It can be hit or miss but generally if it's a miss, it's not the type of lady that would be compatible with myself so nothing is lost.

 

[Erzengel]

Earth Angel, I'm talking about the post 'you realise I like you because i asked you out and you shot me down and we are just being 'friends'' stage, when it's definitely clear and things are making their best attempts to return to the previous status quo.

I only really come into contact with that subject on these boards and I always try and sway people from ever settling for taking the friend route. They should really cut their loses and move on.

I also get annoyed with the "I don't want to ruin our friendship" bullsh't excuse.

 

[November Rain]

it's sometimes true, I've had to hint that speech a few times as a male, although the underlying factor is generally that i wasn't attracted to that person in that way.


returning to being friends is fine, as long as it isn't done straight away and you probably have another person to focus your lusting attentions to. I don't see a problem with it then, heck you can probably sit back and laugh about it later...

 

[Erzengel]

It's possible but only after some sort of "away" time or if you meet someone else.

Being friends with a girl, asking her out, her turning you down on a Fri, you can't become friends again on that Sat.

 

[Strange]

When is it EVER a good idea to try to make someone you like jealous? Has this ever actually worked for anyone?

The whole jealousy route rarely ever works. What you really need to do is go for the totally offending your potential mate route. Sleep with thier mother and if they get all cranky then tell them they better straighten up because someday you could be their daddy. That should take care of all your problems.

 

[DBella]

When is it EVER a good idea to try to make someone you like jealous? Has this ever actually worked for anyone?

Why the hell do you want to do that?

 

[The Amazing Lee]

To make a potential mate jealous...

















Screw her mum