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Little Things That'll Make Her Jealous by myspnigeria: 7:54am On Jul 02, 2014
Paying for a female friend’s cab
Dropping cash on a female friend—whether you’re picking up the tab for coffee, a cab ride, or dinner—can trigger her jealousy in a very primal way. You’re directly spending your resources (cash) on another woman, and that’s exactly what her hindbrain is trying to prevent you from doing. “Gender role orientation teaches women that, in order to survive, they need to ‘get’ a man for his resources. It’s irrelevant and outdated, but it’s natural, and that’s why we feel it. There’s nothing wrong with paying for a friend, just make sure your girlfriend knows you don’t make a habit of buying your female colleagues dinner.

Being overly friendly on Instagram
The online world tends to fan the jealous flames, as it were. She can unwittingly learn that you’re spending time with a ‘mating rival’ by ‘liking’ or commenting on that rival’s Picture. Online interactions may be small, but they still reflect—at least in her eyes—investments into other people’s lives. Luckily, fixing this one is easy: Just point out to her all the other peoples’ status updates and photos you ‘like’ and comment on, and she’ll see that you’re a social media champion, not an Instagram flirt. Of course, if you are a flirt, you may want to start ‘liking’ your guy friends’ statuses, stat. 

Mentioning your neighbor’s hot body
Noting that your new neighbor happens to be in great shape is actually okay, if you don’t overdo it. (There’s no need to go into detail, for example.) But if your girlfriend has been mentioning her love handles recently, or lamenting how her busy schedule keeps her from hitting the gym every other day, it’s probably wise to keep all comments about female bodies to your circle of guy friends. They’re threatened by the things they feel most vulnerable about. Our looks, our smarts, our attitude, our earning power—you name it, we can be sensitive about it. And what we’re sensitive about is exactly what we notice in others and feel threatened by.
The easiest way to fight this trigger is actually to avoid it. Try not to add to her insecurities by pointing out other’s assets. But you should try to find out what her insecurities actually are, by asking her why she’s reacting the way she is—is it an insecurity, a painful episode in the past, or something else motivating her emotions? Except for the unusually paranoid personality, most jealousy is founded at some level. Even if what you did was harmless, jealousy could be a signal that something in the relationship is amiss.

Defending another woman in front of her
Maybe you’re just a chivalrous guy, and you stand up for the women in your life, whether they’re your girlfriend or just your friends. That’s fine, as long as your girlfriend knows that she’s number one. Women do want their men to be chivalrous, but they also want to be at the head of the pack. If she doesn’t feel like she’s number one, she’ll see your chivalry for other women as a prickly betrayal. This can start to be an issue if you’ve been in a relationship for long enough that you’re no longer in the ‘crazy in love’ phase. If you’re comfortable with your girlfriend, you may not bother opening every door for her, and that’s fine—just make sure you don’t ever open doors for other women and not her. A little competition and a pinch of jealousy can be good for a relationship. Dating is competitive, and marriage isn’t death. Both people in the relationship are going to interact with other attractive people along the way.
Re: Little Things That'll Make Her Jealous by Nobody: 8:47am On Jul 02, 2014
Kinda true,tho not all
Re: Little Things That'll Make Her Jealous by TyTymer(m): 8:57am On Jul 02, 2014
cheryl1: Kinda true,tho not all
Yimu. Wetin you go talk before? tongue

It's 100% true and should be done deliberately IMHO. cool
Re: Little Things That'll Make Her Jealous by Nobody: 9:28am On Jul 02, 2014
ty-tymer:

Yimu. Wetin you go talk before? tongue

It's 100% true and should be done deliberately IMHO. cool
You mean you should make your girlfriend jealous deliberately
Re: Little Things That'll Make Her Jealous by TyTymer(m): 9:34am On Jul 02, 2014
cheryl1:
You mean you should make your girlfriend jealous deliberately
undecided emmm.....I'm not going to answer that lipsrsealed

Good morning Cheryl, how are you? smiley
Re: Little Things That'll Make Her Jealous by Nobody: 9:53am On Jul 02, 2014
ty-tymer:

undecided emmm.....I'm not going to answer that lipsrsealed

Good morning Cheryl, how are you? smiley
Fine,goodmorning

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