How to Make Somebody Jealous
Jealousy isn't always the most attractive emotion. Jealousy that gets too extreme holds the potential to create very difficult or even dangerous situations. However, some people don't feel comfortable in a relationship if their partner displays no signs of jealousy at all. To some, a partner displaying zero jealousy is essentially communicating indifference toward his partner. As with most relationships, perspective and the individual situation defines what emotions are appropriate.
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Do not provoke a person who is or has a tendency to be jealous. Determine whether or not jealousy is already present in the relationship. Sometimes jealousy exists in non-romantic relationships, too, so this applies in any situation where you think creating jealousy is important.
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Alter your regular behaviors. Often, a person won't be jealous simply because they stop paying attention to what is happening around them. If you do something as small as dress or do your hair differently, it might immediately make them start paying more attention.
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Create some mystery. Avoid answering a few questions here and there about who you've been talking to or where you've been going. Don't lie, but avoid answering a few questions directly to create some doubt in the other person's mind.
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Focus on yourself and your own self confidence. People have insecurities about themselves. The better the people around them appear to be doing, the more those insecurities will rear their ugly heads and jealousy emerges.
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Tips & Warnings
Intentionally creating jealousy is a very dangerous thing to do and could end up ruining a relationship or a friendship permanently. In fact, jealous behavior is one of the main reasons that people break up, so use extreme caution and ask yourself why you feel it is necessary to create jealous feelings. In the end, open communication with your partner about why you want them to feel jealous is more productive.
References
- 2 Know Myself; What Causes Jealousy; M. Farouk Radwan, MSc.
- Tips for Success: How to Kill the Green Eyed Monster
- Deep Truths; Jealousy!; David Brandt Berg; Sept. 1973
- Live Science; Why Men and Women Get Jealous for Different Reasons; Andrea Thompson; Jan. 2010
- Tonja Evetts Weimer; When People Get Jealous; June 2011
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