Has someone deliberately tried to make you jealous?

Yes, people have tried to make me jealous. It’s usually obvious. It rarely works, I’m not the jealous type.
I don’t deliberately try to make people jealous… what would be the point?

What a waste of time for either party.

It annoys me rather than makes me jealous. I hate games.

Not since high school.

I’ve never tried to make anyone jealous. That seems to be a malicious act and I’m not a person who likes to push buttons. I try to treat others how I’d like to be treated.

An ex of a guy I was dating that was still part of his social circle seemingly tried to make me super jealous. She was rich, but mega spoiled and insecure, and liked to flaunt her expensive things when we did stuff together – multiple tricked-out cars, the latest iThings, expensive clothes/makeup, whatever. I noticed that she would go into full peacock mode when I was around (or maybe she was like that all the time, who knows).

I was 19, broke, and going through a rough period. I resented her because I was jealous of her lifestyle and expensive hobbies, and I also feared that she made me look boring since my life revolved around work and family problems. Hanging out with her felt like a slap in the face.

My crappy attitude about her started fights and ultimately drove a wedge between the boyfriend and I. I still kind of regret being so immature over the whole thing.

Yes, and it was easy to pick up. My friend tried to make me jealous by showing off some new stuff he got. I was immediately disinterested because trying that stuff turns me off…so it actually worked against him. Ironic huh?

Yes, I try to make others jealous, but only if I have something against the person or if he/she tried to make me jealous in the first place. I’ll try to fire back with a trick of my own.

I’ve never been interested enough to get jealous. And the harder she tries, the less interested I become. I mean really… if she wants my attention, then all she need do is give me some of hers.

Not that I was aware of. Maybe it went over my head and I didn’t notice, but that’s the same thing as not being aware of it, isn’t it? I don’t think I ever consciously tried to make someone jealous, but sometimes people read messages into something when that message wasn’t meant that way.

I’m mostly WYSIWYG— i wear my heart on my sleeve, for better or worse. I’m also really curious and inquisitive, so if someone was trying to make me jealous, I’d probably ask too many questions and kill their plans.

@Sunny2 I agree, sometimes people read messages that I totally didn’t mean, but that’s the nature of communicating—Intent vs. interpretation—

The best antidote to someone who is trying to screw with you in this way – is simply to laugh at them and walk away.

Trying to make someone jealous is a mark of that person’s insecurity and immaturity. On the other hand, it’s sometimes funny to watch them make a fool of themselves.

Not that I know of. A very stupid thing to do.