Like they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I don’t think anyone abhors the idea of being missed by others.
Women particularly like to be missed, especially by men who they consider special.
So, whether it is her husband, boyfriend, or a guy she’s on the talking stage with, she’d like him to miss her from time to time.
How exactly can you, as a woman, get that guy to miss you without being manipulative about it?
All the answers you seek are embedded in this list of how to make him miss you without being manipulative.
Enjoy the read!
How To Make Him Miss You Without Being Manipulative: 9 Practical Ways
1. Limit your phone availability to him
One of the most effective ways to make him miss you without being manipulative is by limiting your phone availability to him.
Although it’s a no-brainer, a lot of people tend to slip up when it comes to being practical about it.
I know that you want to talk to him whenever you are not together.
You enjoy texting or calling him.
But can you pause and breathe?
You don’t want to make it look like you’re sitting around your phone and waiting for his calls or texts to come in.
Even if you’re always with your phone in hand, learn how to go easy on attending to his calls and texts.
Delay a bit before responding.
Create a slight scarcity of yourself over the phone.
It’ll make him wonder where you are, what you’re doing, and why it’s taking you time to respond.
However, if you feel that you can’t just exercise some patience before replying to his texts, I’ll advise you to either put your phone on silent mode or keep it away from you for some time.
Just get busy without your phone.
Trust me, limiting your phone availability to him works all the time.
2. Do not be so easy to get
I know that playing hard to get is not easy for everyone, but it works when it comes to making him miss you.
It’s also a tricky technique that’ll need you to strike a balance between creating a cold shoulder and being unavailable for some time.
You don’t want to create a strong cold shoulder that’ll make you appear completely uninterested in him.
Doing that will make him think that you don’t want him at all, and consequently, he’ll take off.
The goal is to not be too easy to get.
Let him chase you around a bit before you give him the green light.
Just know when he has done the right amount of chasing, and give him some attention, to avoid making him bored and feeling unwanted.
Try it out, and you’ll be glad that you did.
3. Always end your conversations with him
You need to try to be the one who ends the conversations between both of you.
If not always, let it be most of the time.
Let the last text come from him, and be the one to hang up the phone after the calls.
When you end the conversations first, he’ll be inclined to reach out to you to continue with the conversations.
Remember that the aim here is to make him miss and want you without being manipulative.
This is one of the ways to achieve it.
4. Create an impression that’ll make you hard to forget
Another thing you should do to make him miss you without being manipulative is to make yourself hard to forget.
Certain things can make you stand out even in a room full of people.
These things include the way you speak, walk, laugh, your signature scents, phrases you inject into your sentences, and so on.
Choose any of these and work on being unique with it.
For instance, try to have a signature scent.
It can be just one fragrance or a mixture of various fragrances that have a pleasant scent as a result.
Let it be unique to you such that when you step into anywhere, people who know you will associate it with only you.
That way, if you wear it on a date with him or while spending time with him in his house, he’ll get familiar with it.
Once he perceives it even in your absence, it’ll remind him of you.
5. Spend time on your own with your friends
How will he miss you if you don’t give him some space?
Give him a healthy kind of space enough for both of you to miss each other.
Rather than sitting around while waiting for him to reach out to you, get to work and have fun by yourself.
The trick lies in spending time on your own with your friends.
For instance, you can plan a weekend getaway with your girls.
Yes!
Invest in yourself and have some fun on your own without him.
While it’s good and healthy for your relationship, it’ll also create an avenue for him to miss you.
6. Make an effort with him
They say that it’s the little things that matter.
So, why not make an effort with him in the little things that matter to him?
I’m talking about doing a bit of chasing him and making him feel special.
You can find out his favourite food, drinks, colour, hobbies, and things like that.
Then, try to incorporate them into your routine whenever you both meet up.
For instance, if you get to the bar before him, you can order a glass of his favourite drink for him before he gets there.
Also, when it’s your turn to set up a date, you can make it about one of his hobbies.
Let’s say he loves football.
You can get two tickets to watch a live football match, as a date plan.
These things may appear little to you, but he’ll definitely notice that you’re doing these things for him and it’ll warm his heart.
He’ll remember these gestures and miss you whenever you’re not together.
7. Have a radiant and positive personality
Another way to make him miss you without being manipulative is by having a radiant and positive personality.
I would have said that you should be happy always, but there are good days as well as bad days.
So I’ll say that you should try to be happy most of the time.
And please, learn how to be happy with and for yourself.
Do not tie your happiness to anyone, or expect anything to be the source of your happiness.
Only you can truly make yourself happy, as true happiness comes from within.
Everyone wants to be around happiness and positivity.
No one truly loves being around a sulking, clingy and needy person who is always depending on other people for their happiness.
If you are, or learn to be happy and positive, he’ll want to always be around you.
And when he’s not, he’ll miss you.
8. Learn to say no to him, sometimes
I’m not trying to sound controversial, but a little bit of conflict is healthy for your relationship.
And that’s what you’re going to employ here.
Do not always say yes to him, whether he’s inviting you on a date or hanging out.
It’s one of the ways to create a scarcity of you with him.
Don’t be that lady who will always jump on his offers and readily say yes to him.
It’ll make his interest in you fizzle out easily.
Your saying no to him sometimes will make him know that you’re not always available for him.
It’ll make him intrigued and unlock a new level of interest in you.
When you’re not together, he’ll start making plans for a meeting and at the same time, praying that you don’t say no to him.
9. Be mysterious
Enshrouding yourself in mystery is one of the ways to make him miss you without being manipulative.
Men love women who are mysterious.
What I’m trying to say is that you should have layers.
Don’t reveal everything about yourself in one sitting.
If you do, he’ll feel like there’s nothing more to know about you and won’t take you seriously.
Let him learn a new thing about you at each meeting.
It’ll make him miss you and looks forward to having the next meeting with you as he’ll want to know what surprises or mysteries you have in store for him.