Do men ever pretend to have a girlfriend and tell mutual friends this in order to make an ex jealous?

[strawberrybaby3]

And it was confirmed he does not really have one 🤣

[DishLady]

Yeah. They'll use a female friend to be their +1 to things till they get a girlfriend. I've been a decoy +1 for a few of my guy friends at weddings and stuff where their exes would be. Slap on a nice dress and heels in exchange for a night of dancing and wedding cake... without being the two people in the hot seats? Yes, please. Just don't make me stand in line for the bouquet.

[Chevy1_kb]

Some guys do it yet but my ex has tried to make me jealous before with things but I don't give a shit he can do what he likes he's not a priority to me anymore we are just friends with benifits nothing more it's his choice doesn't get me jealous why should I

[BetaBucks]

More often guys will pretend to have had sex, but not necessarily pretend to have a girlfriend. Like, a guy will want his friends to not think he's a cuck/incel so he'll act like he banged someone. Pretty common even into the middle ages.

[Purpleronnie]

I’d never and in all my years have never heard of that. I think the answer is that I don’t think “MEN” would but boys? … well maybe 🤔

[Avicenna]

LOL, no, not even when I was a teenager (which is the maturity level of people who do something like that).

[Finchie40]

If they are immature , then probably

[Meisdipa]

I don't know for the mutual friends but for ex they sure do tell they have a girlfriend

I have a friend who told his ex that I was his girlfriend and he would ask me for a photo and he'd send her to make jealous.

[elizamichale1]

Oh yeahh always... by the way i also pretended to have a boyfriend once to make my ex jealous n i pretended to be with the guy he would hate the most.. lol

[thatshydork]

I mean there’s a reason there’s that whole joke in the US that’s pretty much a guy saying he’s dating a girl who lives in Canada.

[paledreams]

I do have a hypothetical imaginary girlfrie d to myself only lol and the internet now hahahaha it's not an actual living human being and no one on gag 😄😄😄😄🫣🫣🫣

[DryGermanGuy]

I have heard that sometimes happening with young, immature men.

[strawberrybaby3]

What is the point of that? This guy is 30 lol

[DryGermanGuy]

Then it's really childish and even sad.

[FunkyMonkee]

I've always considered my dog to be my girlfriend. She loves me unconditionally and treats me WAY better than most women I've been with.

[MisterWack]

Maybe insecure ones, I don’t give a shit about my ex.

[NathanDavis]

I've actually seen guys do that... lol

but those were high-school days

[TommyMountainFigure]

I'm sure there are, just as I'm sure women do too. It's all a bit juvenile though.

[HawkPerception]

I've never done this and I find it's a really immature thing to do.

[Lynx122]

No I think pretending to have a girlfriend is a lot worse than just being single :D

[ChicoFromThe305]

No that would be pretty pointless cause it would be hard to keep up with such a lie

[strawberrybaby3]

Well that’s why this person is so demented. He’s such a compulsive liar that he slipped up and told another person who I guess thought wouldn’t talk to everyone else , that he is single and does not have a girlfriend.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Is this the same ex we are talking about as before? That is demented but it doesn't necessarily mean it's to get his ex jealous, he could be doing it so he doesn't look like he's lonely or whatnot

[strawberrybaby3]

Yes it just keeps continuing. He’s become the laughing stock of our workplace. Now when I go into the parking lot , he will come out and stand somewhere where he can see what I’m doing outside, he’s trashing me to a new coworker and according to him, asking obsessively if I talk about him , and now trying to get into my dating accounts.

[strawberrybaby3]

I have tried to move on and I give 0 reaction and it’s just one thing after another.

[ChicoFromThe305]

You are doing good, you keep it up, it seems like he's finally reached that point where he's regretting things and is maybe trying to find a way to pull you back, let him be a laughing stock alone 😂

[strawberrybaby3]

He cannot even look me in my face though? Any time I’m walking up he will go the other way or stare at me when I’m not looking then quickly turn away. Maybe because he knows all the sneaky things he’s doing behind my back and all the crap he’s talking. Maybe he thought spreading a lie about having a girlfriend would spark something but I never reacted then we all find out he was lying 🤣 now every week when he sees this coworker I mentioned, he trash talks me or asks if I’m gossiping about him.

[ChicoFromThe305]

That dude is so toxic and sounds like a drama queen, you are playing it smart tho Ms strawberry, if you don't give him any attention there's no way anyone can believe anything he says about you because people will clearly see you don't even notice his existence ha

[strawberrybaby3]

He told this woman we work with “I’ve moved on, I’ve been with this girl for a while” then angrily calls our other coworker a week later saying he's single and he’s done with me , and then mentions a dating site last week to him too 🤣🤣🤣 this guy is too much and is humiliating himself. And my dating app (coincidentally the one he mentioned to our coworker) , was being screwed with and I know it was him , because it happened at night right after I worked with him (we only work once a week together). I think he has probably noticed that I haven’t reacted to anything so now he’s going crazy to try and find out if I have a boyfriend or not

[ChicoFromThe305]

Possibly, he's definitely acting like a lunatic but I mean you just focus on yourself and do what you gotta do, I'm sure at some point he's gonna have to move on and if not then he isn't helping himself if he's bothering you in so many ways.

[Nifrayu]

That seems unlikely. I think a more likely reason a guy would lie about having a girlfriend is to shake the interest of a gal he's not interested in.

[Peridot25]

Haven’t heard many men doing that. But I’m sure it happens. Seems like that mostly in movies or books.

[Peridot25]

*mostly happens

[bowenw]

I never have but some immature petty guys may.

[Sasquach]

"She goes to a different school you wouldn't know her"

Lol, yes high schoolers do that all the time

[Alex-Snow]

I have never done this and do not see why a guy would want to do this

[Luckycharms12]

No what's the point. I've said to to let people down gently I wasn't interested in

[strawberrybaby3]

Well yeah usually there would be no point. In this case I guess it was to evoke jealousy.

[blondfrog]

It happens, yes there are guys out there who do this lol.

[animesenpai]

Nah plenty of sad things in my life no need to made it more sad lol

[Anonymous]

I've never pretended. I've always had a girlfriend post break up and shown her off to make my ex jealous.

[MrGSpotHer]

Well you answered your own question, to make them jealous

[OhLongJohnsoning]

If he does, that just makes him immature. why do you need that in your life?

[nawtee_me]

Lying to an ex to make them jealous is the mentality that makes you exes to begin with….

[Pterodon]

I never have. I don’t play juvenile games like that

[Alex_m25]

no we won't say. Are you the person in your profile picture?

[strawberrybaby3]

Yes I am

[Alex_m25]

Realy?

[Alex_m25]

😮😮😮😮😮

[Anonymous]

If he is a 30+ than yes he is a man child lol.

[justabuddy]

It has happened... not something I would recommend though.

[Anonymous]

Yes we do u until we really have, forget that fucker though come be my wife

[Jennz6]

I’m sure it happens

[handsomelad70]

Yes, but not I.

[LiamJHayden]

Some probably do.

[Iron_Man]

I don’t do that

[Anonymous]

i've done it to make my ex jealous. it worked

[Sweetdreams1950]

Some men do.

[woahhh152]

I've done that

[eagle1951]

never