Making him jealous is a Good thing? I don't think so!

United States
March 28, 2011 9:18am CST
I just leafed through an article that said a little jealousy in a relationship is healthy. And if there is too much or No jealousy, the relationship is in bad way. It said that a non jealous guy either is taking his partner for granted or he doesn't care if she had someone else in fact he is Hoping she would leave. It also said " some , if not most women , are absolutely flattered when their partners get jealous." And that men should feign jealousy to make her happy, Make her feel she still " has it" I thought What? Why? I always seen jealousy as a sign that a person is insecure and they upset he/she can't control their partner And that they mistrust their partner. I have never had a guy be jealous of another! Thankfully my guy doesn't get jealous of my guy friends Why? Because I make sure he Knows he is the One! If I were with a guy who was jealous, I wouldn't feel flattered , I Would feel sad for him! I always thought if he was that insecure , the love would die quickly and soon I would leave. So I ask you, do you think making him jealous is a good thing?Does it make you feel better when he is jealous?
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22 responses
@Galena (9110)
28 Mar 11
I don't think jealousy can be taken to be healthy at all. it's a sign of a relationship that doesn't work. it shows that the couple don't trust each other. I can never understand why some people think that jealousy is a measure of love. when there is a real and trustful love, jealousy cannot take hold.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
From the responses and this article , some people equate attention with love. So since she can't get his attention just by being , she tries to get ot by making him jealous. " Then he will notice me.." But sadly , if he isn't truly in love , making him jealous will push him away. and if he Does love her but is just busy, making him jealous may break his heart and Then he will pull away.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
28 Mar 11
Hi there! Jealousy is a negative trait and it does more harm than good. We should not consciously make others jealous of a person or something, it does not help in the long run.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
Agreed!All this does is tear a couple apart.
• United States
29 Mar 11
Agreed!All this does is tear a couple apart.
• United States
29 Mar 11
Oops. Sorry for the duplicate.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
30 Mar 11
Oh no! Jealousy is a terrible thing because once its there...it only tends to grow. I don't want the hassle of someone questioning me all the time or feeling like they have to "check up" on me. Flattering is not at all how I would feel. Untrusted, nervous...that is jealousy to a person suffering it and for the one that feels it..well...I think it eats them up. Plays in their minds and causes them to do stupid things. I don't want to make anyone jealous either...I want to live.
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• United States
31 Mar 11
I want my guy to be happy , not nervous! His happiness is just as important as my own! I think trying to ,make a guy jealous so you can feel good is a selfish move.
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
29 Mar 11
It did a lot when I was a teenager, I would even work my way out to do it, now I know I was really insecure, I don't like it and adults who like this are not really mature yet. You know why? Feelings jealoussy it hurts.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
Brava! I hope you find that certain someone and both of you will never have a reason to be jealous! Take Care.
@jacklintan (1302)
• Malaysia
29 Mar 11
It's a selfish act to make your lover gets jealous of you. Its depends on HOW you MAKE him jealous. If you get caught in BED with another guy by him, that is more than jealousy you will get! But if you're receiving flowers from a guy friend on your birthday, this tolerant jealousy is still OK. After all, it's just the love sparks and pursue you're looking for, dear.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
The love Sparks I looked for and found had Nothing to do with making my guy jealous.It was based on true feelings not games.
• United States
29 Mar 11
But there are better ways for him to say I love you than by getting jealous.
• Malaysia
29 Mar 11
you just want confirmation that he loves you, thats all. :) Good luck
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@danny72 (21)
• Malaysia
29 Mar 11
What you read in the article is true... A little jealousy would means that he/she still have feelings for their partner. However, to deliberately make your partner jealous can bring forth serious repercussion. Jealousy and pain walks hand in hand. You cannot have one without the other following suit. Should your partner found out that you are deliberately making him/her jealous, the backlash will not be good. He/she will feel like you are simply trying to hurt them. As humans, it is in our nature to preserve ourselves from pain whether physically or emotionally. A prolong effect of this will instead be decremental in feelings for the relationship. Slowly but surely, his/her trust in you decreases. It will just be a matter of time before his/her human nature takes over and simply shuts down emotionally. He/she will then stop caring for the relationship and this will inturn develop into something more horrendous like having an affairs or even a total break-up. The pain of jealousy is the same for everyone, so before you decide that you want to make your partner just to see if he/she still have the hots for you consider this.... How would you feel if your partner makes you jealous instead?
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• United States
29 Mar 11
I love my guy so I never want to hurt him, Period! Making him jealous will Hurt him. I can't understand how jealousy can help an relationship.
• Malaysia
29 Mar 11
Jealousy doesn't help directly. You can use it to gauge your partners' emotion level when you are with other people. But that does not means it's ok to deliberately make hime/her jealous. Besides, someone who doesn't show his/her jealousy feelings doesn't mean they don't feel the pain. Some (especially those who have had lots of bad relationship before) just don't show their feelings anymore. Like I said earlier, their human nature has taken over them and shuts down their emotion to protect themselves from the pain. So instead of feeling jealous, he/she will feel like "I've gone through this pain before why should it be any different with him/her". It doesn't mean that they love you any less, it's just they are afraid to show their feelings after all the bad relationship they've gone through. If your partner is like this then you need to be very patient with him/her. He/she will definitely need time to open up his/her emotion again.
• Canada
29 Mar 11
Jealousy? No way in Hell!! My husband and I have no secrets, no insecurities, and we do great!!! If one of us is concerned about something, then we will talk about it. My husband is unaware of when a woman is flirting with him, so I TELL HIM! He trusts me to tell him when someone's flirting with him. I, on the other hand, take no crap, if I think a man is flirting with me. I tell the guy off, promptly, and if I was not doing this, I would not blame my husband for saying something to me, because I was not letting the guy know we're married. We trust eachother, and we trust eachother to let us know if there is something of concern going on.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
I talk everything out with my guy too. We have no secrets! I'm like you hubby, a guy could be flirting with me and I wouldn't know it. I pity the guy trying anything with me, I won't get it.
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
29 Mar 11
It depends upon the circumstances Sarah... I am glad that your relationship is so strong and healthy that such complications aren't required for you... That is really a good thing.. But there are people and they are different, right? There are circumstances in which this 'jealousy' factor becomes necessary to strengthn the bonds of love... It is not absolutely necessary, but it can do something... Of course, too much of it would mean, break up... In my relationship, we don't ahve any jealousy. Sometimes, I feel worried that maybe because of the distance between us she might get drifted... I fear the same for myself too... But things get okay once we write to each other ...
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• United States
29 Mar 11
Any sign of jealousy and my feelings would change and then end. If my guy felt so insecure that he Had to try to make me jealous, I would take it that he doesn't want me anymore. I would leave. Just hang on to the the connect you have with her. She loves you and you love her , period!
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
I do admit that jealousy can spice up life a little especially between couples who are in to a relationship. But jealousy that is based on betrayal is indeed a different matter because it could kill a relationship. It's alright to get jealous because we don't want our love ones to shower attention to other person besides us. When you are in a relationship you should respect the feelings of the one you love. But intentionally making your partner jealous is a bit hard. There are many ways to know if your partners love still exist but jealousy is a tricky part it might backfire on you. So if you want to try jealousy to make your partner see you in another level, go ahead just be careful.
• United States
29 Mar 11
No , this isn't my idea of love , playing games to See if he still is interested. Either he loves you or he doesn't. either he Wants to spend time with you or he doesn't! I make sure my guy isn't jealous of anything or Anyone! He is very secure in the fact that I love him and him only!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Mar 11
Caution should be taken when playing the game of jealousy. You may end up with more than you bargained for. There is no control in what happens to lives when jealousy is allowed to enter the picture. no good will usually come from it. Bigger problems can often be the prize instead.
• United States
29 Mar 11
Agreed. How desperate do you have to be to play this type of game?
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
Making your partner jealous is not a good idea. It will just complicate things. It might just be a root of your misunderstanding. Some people do this because of insecurity. They want to know if their patners still love them. Well,i think about it otherwise.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
I think the fact that a person Thinks she Has to make her man jealous Is a sign that the relationship is in trouble. He should Want to pay attention to her! She shouldn't Have to try to make him jealous.
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
Making a guy jealous is a fun thing. No, really. It is a fun thing to do. Seeing their expresion feels like you are really special to him. I am not saying it's a good thing. But, it does feel good to know that the other cares for you so much. Don't you think so? In my opinion, if we are to base it on relationships, perhaps... maybe it won't be too good if the jealous party will be over jealous. It's not jealousy anymore. I think it is more of obsession. I guess? Hahaha! That's just what I think. People have their own point of views regarding this matter.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
No! i don't think it would be fun to hurt the man I love! I would torture a guy I Now hated this way. Then to see the pain in his eyes would be fun. Jealousy says there isn't any trust in the relationship and it is doomed.
• United States
29 Mar 11
I never purposely try to make my boyfriend jealous. It's not a fun time when you're arguing about another girl/guy. We are both pretty insecure and have low self esteem so I think we both know better than to provoke each other like that. We get jealous without having the other person intend anything. Yet if my partner was NEVER jealous, I would feel a bit weird about that. My ex was somewhat like that, and it made me feel like I was nothing special to him.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
You mean the Only way he can show you he finds you very special , is by getting jealous?I don't get it. My guy treats like a precious jewel Without getting jealous.
@edsss17 (4394)
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
Hi.. honestly, I want to see my partner get jealous.. Because if he got jealous, it just means he really loves me.. But I don't how and where to start.. I always get jealous, and he doesn't! i think I'm weird.
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@Galena (9110)
28 Mar 11
why do you want to see him jealous? it doesn't prove that he loves you, it just proves he doesn't trust you. lots of people are jealous without REALLY loving the person they are with. they are jealous because they beleive that other person to be a possession of theirs, and not the person they love and trust as an equal.
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@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
30 Mar 11
I totally agree with you. I don't think it is a good way to make your love jealous on purpose. I think it is somewhat hurtful. Try to imagine if he did the same thing to you, what would you think? A love should be based on the trust. Perhaps making him jealous will make you feel proud because besides him, you still have another one who admires you. But as to him, he will feel nervous. And if he is not a confident person, then he will have doubts and it is harmful for your relationship. It is just like you are not serious to your relationship and you are just fooling other's emotions. I love China
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
30 Mar 11
I think it's a bunch of game playing and I don't like playing games..besides that if you love someone and they are a bit insecure why would you try to torture them? To me..you don't really love someone if you play on their emotions just to prove a point!
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Hi. sarahruthbeth22. There was a slight time that I thought that having jealousy in a relationship was okay. Only a small bit of it. But as I have seen many relationships take a turn for the worse, I believe that having jealousy in a relationship is very unhealthy. Not only is it unhealthy, but it is an obsessive addiction that can be truly deadly. If I read an article that had this information in it, I would have automatically ignored anything that it is saying. It is untrue to have jealously in any relationship. Nothing good never comes out of a relationship that involves jealousy issues.
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@veejay19 (3589)
• India
29 Mar 11
For any relationship be it just friendship, a date or marriage, there has to be complete faith and trust in ones partner.If these qualities are there in both then there is no need to make ones partner jealous.As you have rightly said if one partner is jealous of the other, then that relationship is bound to fail since trust and faith are missing.Moreover the partner who tries to make the other jealous is insecure in the relationship.If this attitude persists after marriage then that relationship will collapse and then divorce is the only way out.Making ones partner is just not the right thing to do and in the end will result in frustration and misery for both.
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@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
31 Mar 11
I think some guys are just simple. Or at least think simple, and that includes me. Although making guys jealous may prove that there is still some spark in the relationship, for others they may just not appreciate the head games. I just don't see the need for rocking a boat.
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@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
I dont think its healthy but there are a lot of people who say it is but sometimes it depends on the person you are trying to make jealous. There are some who doesnt care about it and there are also other who would take it seriously and as a result, love might fade away and you dont want that to happen.
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• United States
29 Mar 11
If i saw my guy flirting with another , I would turn around , go home and pack and leave before he even got home.