8 Ways to Make Your Ex Jealous ...

8 Ways to Make Your Ex Jealous ...
By Heather • Sep 8, 2025

We all have that ex that we're trying to make jealous – do you want to learn the real ins and outs on how to make your ex jealous? Then ladies, you've got to read this article! I've got all of the tips and tricks on how to make your ex jealous and maybe, if you want, how to win them out! So girls, you ready to explore how to make your ex jealous? Let's do it!

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1. Start Talking about Other Boys

The first tip on how to make your ex jealous is start talking about other boys! Really ladies, mention that guy that you kissed in the bar or even mention how you chatted up a hottie in the gym. Trust me, he'll get jealous really quick and that'll make him want you even more!

2. Be Civil

Guys hate it when a girl isn't bitter about a break up. In fact, they hate when a girl is strictly civil, even nice to them. It makes them remember exactly how things used to be before you broke up. So ladies, one of the keys on how to make your ex jealous is to be nice and civil to him. It'll drive him nuts!

3. Act Happy

Even if you aren't happy, act it! Honestly ladies, you want to really learn how to make your ex jealous? You've got to be happy without him. Show him how you are better off without him and how you don't even remember why you needed to be with him in the first place!

4. Show Him the New You

Have you changed a bit? Show off the new you and let him know that you changed for the better! Trust me ladies, when a guy sees a girl that he used to date looking and feeling better without him, it's one of the surefire ways on how to make your ex jealous!

If you're looking to engage your partner in intriguing conversations, why not try some hypothetical questions for couples? These fun queries will not only keep the conversation lively but also stimulate deep thoughts and potentially reveal insights about each other's personality and thought processes.

5. Look Good

Not only do you want to show off the new you, but also looking incredible is definitely a sure way to make your ex jealous. Grab your sexiest outfit to strut around in or grab his favorite outfit that you look great in and use that to make him jealous! A guy always likes a girl that looks good!

6. Leave Him Waiting if He Texts You

Did your ex finally break through and text you? Well girls, if you really want one of the ways on how to make your ex jealous, you've got to leave him waiting. Heck, I've made my ex wait at least three days before I texted him back. It drove him nuts!

7. Use Social Media

Are you going for a night out on the town with the girls to cruise? Why not say that on your Facebook? Social media is a great way on how to make your ex jealous! Not only can use your Facebook, but Tumblr and even Twitter too!

8. Confidence is Key

Finally ladies, remember, the key to making your ex jealous is to be confident. If you are confident in not just yourself but your actions, I promise he'll wonder what he was thinking leaving you!

There you have it! All of the top ways on how to make your ex jealous and make him want you back! What other tips and tricks do you ladies have on how to make your ex jealous? Any that I missed?

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  • lovergirl

    2013-05-06T02:40:09.000Z

    Heh heh heh....I'm really liking this article..... See, my bf just dumped me and I really want him back and things aren't looking so good right now...I wish I saw this article earlier or I wouldn't have been rude to him....we had a huge blowup fight AFTER the break up and now I'm pretty sure he hates my guts BUT I can totally see HES trying to make ME jealous by talking about another girl..... He doesn't realize his game is a two player I just got with another boy ( and it just so happens that it's a boy he's not too fond of ) but I'm not using the other guy cuz I really like him too. But I'm still hoping me and my ex can be back together sum day cuz really, he's the only one I can see myself with but as of right now, I'm going to enjoy my new bf
  • Siobhan

    2012-08-06T00:26:21.000Z

    Is there are 9th tip you forgot to mention? Boiling a bunny, perhaps..? No no no, this article is based on manipulation. It's insincere and low status and if he has any sense he'll run a mile. Then again, since water seeks its own level, if he was the type of guy to expect higher than idle tactics from his women then, clearly, he wouldn't have gone near the kind of (desperate) women who advocate it in the first place. It's all a bit sad really. Why don't you try being authentic?
  • Wonderfulwurld

    2012-08-27T04:51:07.000Z

    Does going out with his friend count? (I'm not using him to make my ex jealous; but because I really enjoy being with his friend) but if it makes him jealous then it's a bonus!
  • Anonymous

    2012-07-07T21:51:06.000Z

    This is a great guide for high school girls. Good job.
  • Anonymous

    2012-07-08T22:36:08.000Z

    Silly, silly. Instead of wasting energy trying to make others jealous, maybe just live your life and try to be happy. Or, at the very least, try not to act like the stereotypical female. It gives us a bad name.
  • anon

    2012-07-08T12:41:45.000Z

    Haha, my ex cheated on me, I was bitter for a while because he wouldn't stop bugging me and lying to me. When I finally agreed to 'talk' to him it was before a night out with my girlfriends so I was dressed up and I told him that I had gone up 2 cup sizes! Set him right off, after that I was never bugged again to 'catch up' :)
  • Anonymous

    2012-07-08T12:22:10.000Z

    Hehehe, this one is a bit risky, but it worked for me (: so you've been texting back and forth, he's texting straight back, you leaving a few minutes between, and you can tell he is trying to get you to want him back and then he blows it all with one badly timed text, so you stop texting completely. Later that day, you see him coming down the street, and he sees you. You make eye contact for a second, then turn around and walk the other way (:
  • Allison

    2012-07-08T07:05:05.000Z

    I really love All Women Stalk because all the articles promote the emotional well being of young women. I could be in the minority, but I feel like this is leaning towards the types of articles you'd find on Cosmo.
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