Boys often use jealousy as a tool to make girls attracted to them. Sometimes it can be a challenge to figure out if he is really behaving a certain way or if he is intentionally trying to ignite the jealousy within you. If you want to know if he is really up to something, just read the following tips and advice and you will be able to understand his behavior much better after that.

Flirting with another girl

If he flirts with other girls in an open way, it is very possible that he is trying to provoke jealousy in you. This is more likely to be true if he is flirting with other girls rather than one in particular, indicating that he doesn’t really like any girl.

Ignoring you and avoiding you

If a guy thinks he’s not getting the desired response from you, he may resort to avoiding you altogether. If he’s suddenly ignoring you and nothing out of the ordinary has happened between the two of you, chances are he’s ignoring you to get some kind of emotional response from you.

Comparing you to other girls

Guys will often try to make you jealous by comparing you to other girls in a demeaning or degrading way. When she tells you that this other girl is better than you in some way, she’s trying to make you feel insecure of yourself and jealous that she likes her better than you.

Being rude and insensitive

Some guys think acting like an idiot will make you feel insecure about yourself. Many girls don’t realize this and think that when he behaves this way, he really means it. The best way to turn it around is to acknowledge their behavior and ignore it by acting as if you are completely unaffected. He may end up being the one feeling insecure instead of you.

Act like you no longer care

Many times, guys will act like you’re boring them in the hope that you’ll start trying harder to impress them. They do this for a couple of reasons. First, by making you try harder, they confirm that you are still interested in them. Second, they think that acting like they don’t have much interest in you will increase your level of attraction to them. The best way to deal with this is to reciprocate his behavior and not show interest in him either.