8 Ways to Make Your Ex Jealous ...

8 Ways to Make Your Ex Jealous ...
By Heather • Mar 26, 2026 MD

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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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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  • 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' :)
  • Mariana

    2014-01-21T23:30:50.000Z

    I'm trying to make my ex jealous, but I keep texting him.. I can't help it. I tried to act like I didn't miss him, but he knew that I still miss him.
  • Lore

    2013-05-22T01:16:12.000Z

    So funny!
  • 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.
  • 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?
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