Check her body language during the moment she is trying to make you jealous. Does she have your attention and is her body facing you (feet pointed toward you and making some attempts at eye contact with you from time to time)? It can be many things: (the list goes on - here are a few things)
- used to gauge your interest if she checks back with you
- to show you she is not interested if she ignores you
- she may like this person
- you flirted with someone else
- someone else flirted with them and they just reacted in a similar manner
- she's just being nice/friendly (you misinterpreted because you like her)
- naturally flirtatious
- keeping her options open and doesn't want to come off as clingy (girls talk a lot and if they see someone always around a nother person, it is assumed that there is an attraction going on)
- trying to be more interactive with others
- following the status quo of what guys assume girls are like if girls don't talk to them (don't want to be labeled as weird, shy, cold, distant, etc.)
So, if it is an isolated incident, don't read too much into it. I've had a girl flirt with someone else in front of me before but her feet was pointed toward me and she looked at me occasionally. Well, turns out earlier sometime (like a week or so back) she saw me talking to another girl (nothing flirtatious, old friend of mine I haven't seen for a while). She saw us and came by and sat down next to me. She joined the conversation (she didn't talk, she just sort of sat there and listened). I tried to include her but she just sort of sat there and listened. There were plenty of people around and other tables open.
So far, the best indicator are other girls, especially if they see the both of you together and make comments or giggle or whatever.
Jealousy sucks but it is the quickest indicator - like finding out how hot the stove is by checking it with your hand. I think...
Again, it could be anything. Good luck.
Lots of reasons. She could be any of the following and then some.
Meanspirited
Low Self-esteem / validation seeking
Wants to see what kind of reaction you'll have -- are you a pushover, will you freak out, etc
Not interested and wants to drive you off
I don't do that. Jealousy is a pointless emotion. Making someone feel jealous, which is really feeling hurt, is wrong. Why would you want to hurt someone you like? Even if you end up together he will remember how he felt when you made him jealous at the begin and there may be hard feelings there. Same way for guys that do it to girls. And also, feeling jealous in general, what does it really do? Either your other is or isn't cheating on you. Or you can or can't have something you want, etc, for all the things people may get jealous over. But bottom line you can't change it by feeling jealous. I don't get jealous often or easily, and I never try to make others jealous, especially people I care about.
I used to do it a lot and sometimes occasionally, but it's for three real reasons:
1) To play hard to get, and to let him know that other men pursue me.
2) To test him, and see what he does.
3) To find out if he's interested in me.
AND,
sometimes, when my current guy ignores me, I talk to other men, but is only to catch HIS attention and to make him jealous. And NO, I'm never interested in the guy or the stranger I talk to.
Women love attention, sometimes we do things to piss men off. but in reality we do these things because we love our men. ;)
Also see: Why do guys try to make girls jealous
What do you recommend to do? I had this one experience when I was with some guys having fun and I would realize my crush never let his eyes off me. He looked nervous I was talking so much and being funny with others. Then somehow he got the courage and walked in and grabbed my attention. I left the other guys and just went with him. He seemed happy.
Did I do the right thing? Did he get the message that I like him about others? And most important, did he find himself secure at a point he does not need to make effort anymore?
I would think for a couple of reasons
1. It's a test to see how far you're willing to go to fight for your woman
2. It's reassurance to them that you want them and only them
3. It's their way of gauging your level of interest.
Stupid yes, but hey neither sex is perfect.
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well for me its kinda dumb making a guy jealous especially if you like him
but I guess sometimes the girl just wants to feel like you care about her
If a girl tried to make me jealous, she'd just make me leave
don't need to play stupid games
It only hurts the guy (or the girl, if he's doing it to her, which can happen)
It's done both ways. It's not only girls who do that. Guys do it too and it's human nature to be jealous and to want what you can't have.
i have done that before, but I really don't know the reason behind it. therefore I'm sure there isn't a point to me doing that again.
Pure bitchiness. There are many girls like that who feel like they have to tease someone they like to feel wanted more.
Tell her you feel jealous. maybe it will make her happy.
Lots of reasons varying from needing of lots of validation to teying to push you to up your game.
They hate themselves.
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