Why do boys try to get the attention of the girl they care about a lot by making her jealous of the ones whose presence doesn’t really matter?

[Babygirl_S]

For example, if he really liked that girl, he would be busy loving her instead of trying to get the more important girl to pay attention to him. Do they really think it makes them more attractive?

It is a lot better to say sour grapes and go

[nawtee_me]

This is a really good question on a number of levels. First of all jealousy stems from a lack of or the inability to trust. So the point is that “Good Girls” do get jealous because they don’t have such issues. They are not lacking in any way.

Second point is why would anyone who cares or wants to care about someone cause them to have such an issue as not being able to trust them? Why would anyone want to possible cause emotional pain to someone they care about?

Anyone like that is less than a piece of lent. A piece of lent is knocked away and never thought about again. And this person is even less than that in my opinion. Sorry if that was not the point you were trying to make but it is the points that I saw in your question.

[NathanDavis]

because they are still boys, playing games...

they are not real men yet

[WonderingManII]

I never do this, or would ever do this. But in my experience with women. You guys are very hard to impress.

[wkhan_87]

Some girls also have same deseas.
It is a sickness nothing to do with gender about it.