Hello beautiful people of YouTube, I am Brad Browning AKA Breakup Brad AKA the #1 expert
when it comes to breakups and getting back together with an ex…
And guess what?
That’s what we’re talking about here again in this video… in particular I’m going
to explain how you can determine whether your ex is actively trying to make you jealous.
Maybe you want to know because you’re hoping jealousy means your ex might want you back….
Maybe you think they’re doing it out of ‘revenge’... whatever the case, here’s
a few of the top signs that indicate they’re trying to incite jealousy.
Before we begin, folks, please don’t hesitate to ask me questions or share some feedback
in the comments below this video… even those of you who just want to insult me or ask me
out on a date, I want to hear from you and I will do my best to reply individually to
anyone who leaves a comment.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, let’s talk quickly about what it means if your ex IS trying to
make you jealous… it’s usually for one of three reasons.
First, it’s possible that your ex would try to incite jealousy because they still
have feelings for you and want to ‘test’ you to see how you respond;
Secondly, they might try to make you jealous because of pride and their own ego… everyone
wants to feel ‘wanted’ and have all the hot dudes or cute girls chasing after them,
and making an ex jealous by moving on quickly or finding a ‘rebound’ relationship is
a way to make them feel ‘needed’ and important.
Some people also tend to seek attention and validation, so they’ll post things like,
“hey look at me, I already found someone new!” on social media or brag about it to
friends just to get that hit of attention.
This may also be more related to their own lack of self-esteem, too.
Lastly, it could be because your ex is angry or resentful about something you did and is
basically trying to use jealousy as a way to get “revenge”.
Oh, and there’s actually one more possibility that I should mention… and that is that
your ex ISN’T actually trying to make you jealous at all!
It’s very easy to overanalyze and become a bit narcissistic after a breakup, and that
often means you’ll end up trying to ‘read between the lines’ when there really isn’t
any underlying alternate meaning to whatever your ex is saying or doing.
So, don’t be too quick to assume they’re DEFINITELY actively trying to make you jealous…
it’s possible that’s not their intent at all.
But, regardless, this video is about the signs that indicate they ARE trying to incite jealousy…
so let’s start with the first sign….
Sign #1 - Your ex is acting ‘out of character’ with their posts and social media activity.
Basically, if your ex was the type of person who never posted anything on social media
-- and would never brag about the person they’re dating, or the fun social stuff they’re
up to on the weekend, etc -- then a sudden change in behaviour, where they begin posting
that sort of stuff regularly or in a very open and uncharacteristic way, then it’s
possibly because of some underlying motive…
most likely, to make you jealous of their awesome life or how quickly they’ve begun
dating again.
Sign #2 - They’re quick to mention things that you might find hurtful or could make
you jealous.
Yeah, this is a bit of an obvious one... but really, if you run into your ex at the grocery
store a few weeks after breaking up and he or she suddenly starts telling you about the
date they went on last night, or the person at the bar who wouldn’t stop flirting with
them last night… those sorts of things, that you’d normally expect a person to keep
to themselves out of respect, then they might be saying that sort of stuff in order to make
you jealous.
If this is the case, most of the time it’ll be pretty obvious.
Sign #3 - they bring their new boyfriend or girlfriend out when they know you’ll be
there.
Maybe you and your ex share a lot of mutual friends and end up running into one another
at parties, at work or school, and so on….
If your ex is intentionally making sure to bring the new person they’ve started dating,
and especially if they’re very ‘touchy-feely’ and affectionate in public with this new person
while you’re around… well that’s both disrespectful and also a possible sign they
want you to feel jealous about it.
Sign #4 - They appear to be “forcing” happiness and putting on “fake” smile.
No matter how much drama and resentment was involved in your breakup, it’s likely that
your ex is going to be feeling heartbroken and emotional just like you are right now…
in fact, I can almost guarantee they’re suffering at least to some extent.
That’s why an ex who seems like they’re trying to go overboard trying to appear “happy”
and upbeat… or forcing a smile and seeming to be faking an air positivity….
Is often a sign that they’re trying to make you jealous, even if it’s on a subconscious
level.
This is especially true if they’re putting on this fake happy face any time you’re
around, because they know that you’re still upset about the breakup and are likely to
get jealous knowing they’re already moving on and over the breakup.
Alright, that’s 4 signs… as I mentioned before, folks, don’t read too much into
things your ex is saying or doing.
There’s a very good chance, especially if you’ve only seen 1 of the signs I just talked
about, that they actually have no ulterior motives at all and you’re just overanalyzing.
If your ex is really obvious about it and you’ve seen several of the signs I just
covered, then that’s more likely to indicate that they’re actually intentionally trying
to incite jealousy.
If that is the case, then I’m sorry… it’s not a nice feeling, that’s for sure.
As far as figuring out WHY your ex is trying to make you jealous… well, that’s a topic
I can’t get into in this video, but I’d be happy to talk about it with you personally
and work with you to figure out what’s really going on inside your ex’s head.
Just sign up for my 1-on-1 coaching at BreakupBrad.com/Coaching, send me the details of your situation, and
together we’ll work out a plan to get them back into your arms.
Again you can sign up for my coaching at BreakupBrad.com/Coaching.
I’m going to leave it there….
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Thanks for watching and see you in the next video….