Jealousy

@hmkoct5 (2065)
United States
August 29, 2011 2:40pm CST
Have you ever experienced jealousy in a relationship? Do you think that jealousy indicates "love" for a partner or "disrespect" for your partner? Do you think there are ever times that jealousy is justified?
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• United States
29 Aug 11
Jealousy may show that you care about your partner, but only if it's just a minor jealousy case and doesn't get the two of you into a huge argument. There have been times when my boyfriend and I have gotten jealous over something that happened, usually if someone says something a little too flirty to my boyfriend. For us, jealousy never becomes a huge issue because we really trust each other and know that we're together for life. In a way, it's more of a joking type of jealousy and it even increases the attraction we have for each other. But being extremely jealous to the point where it causes major fights isn't good at all. Even though a small amount of jealousy can show you care for your partner, it also shows you have no trust if it's something that gets you really upset. I think jealousy could only be justified if some outsider is trying to flirt with your partner or something like that. It can't be justified though if you're jealous because someone has a really cool car that you wish you could have.
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@hmkoct5 (2065)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Thanks for your great answer! I agree with you too. I think the sign of a good relationship is trust. If you don't have trust, you don't really have a strong relationship. I never trusted my ex. I always felt like he was being dishonest with me and most times he was. I'm not sure if it was because I was jealous or I was jealous because he was so dishonest and placing me in those situations. I have learned a lot from that relationship. I am so lucky because now I have a husband who is very honest and I trust him so much. Every once in a while, we have a tad of jealousy, but it's more like what you said... the joking type. It is so different now for me in this relationship. All I really ever wanted was someone to trust and who would respect me.
• United States
29 Aug 11
Relationships really are all about trust. You probably did get jealous because you knew he was being dishonest because if he were being truthful, things wouldn't really get to you. I'm glad you're in a happy relationship now and you have a lot of trust, it means everything in a relationship. And I really do believe that when you have a lot of trust in your partner, you won't get jealous and if you do it's little things the two of you laugh about and end up being closer together because it realizes how much you love each other. This happens to me a lot. My boyfriend will tell me something and he can tell that I get slightly upset by it and he'll give me a cute little smirk and say you're so cute when you get jealous. Then he'll come over and hug and kiss me and every time I tell him "Hmm maybe I should get jealous more often". It's never a big deal between us .
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
29 Aug 11
I think jealousy is normal for every relationship. Human being were created with a possessive heart, and always needs full attention from from the partner. I think jealousy should be controlled or minimized in such a way that it won't be the controller of someone's personal feelings. In fact this kind of feelings should not be expressed every now and then because they can easily break a good relationship. Sometimes jealousy can indicate mistrust in your partner, having doubts and mostly results into a break up. In my view, it can be justified if you have an understanding partner, but that should not be repeated in many occasions. A jealousy person should know how to deal with his/her problem and should try to think positive for the relationship more than anything created in mind.
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@hmkoct5 (2065)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Great answer! Thanks for your really in-depth response. I think everyone gets jealous now and then, as you are saying. It's really what we do with the jealousy. We can recognize the feeling and chose to do the healthy thing, like talk to our partner. Or, we can do the unhealthy thing and become possessive and obsessive.
@Galena (9110)
29 Aug 11
I think that jealousy in a relationship indicates a severe lack of trust, and a sense that the partner is a posession, and not a person you regard as your equal, to be loved and respected, not owned.
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@hmkoct5 (2065)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Yes, I agree. It's taken me a long time and some mistakes to learn that lesson.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
29 Aug 11
I think we all have from time to time. I once had a boyfriend who constantly gave me problems, he would flirt with other girls right in front of me just to tick me off. I think it is natural to feel a little jealousy once in a while, and as long as it doesn't get out of hand and it is just minor I think that is just normal. If it is totally unjustified or it becomes over bearing where the one person tries to control the other because they are afraid of losing them, and not let them go anywhere and stuff like that, that is unjustified and out of control. I had boyfriends who were really jealous like that it was very frustrating. My husband was actually overly jealous the first couple years we were together. I couldn't even look in the direction of another guy. I am very happy he got over that.
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• Philippines
30 Aug 11
jealousy always tested your Trust on each other, sometimes it happens on such relationship.even you respect both, it's part of the relationship to make it grows.
@RDotson (51)
• United States
1 Sep 11
I believe a small amount of jealousy is normal, but when someone is extremely jealous that is due to being insecure in the relationship. On one had you could have one of the individuals in the relationship projecting what he/she is doing behind the others back. They could think if they are doing it the other must be also. On the other hand if one of the two creates reason for distrust or a reason to be insecure I believe this is also a reason that jealousy starts in a relationship. I also feel that once jealousy has evolved to a certain point there is no way to return to being in a health relationship again with that person. I realize that each individual may feel somewhat jealous but there are boundaries that should not be crossed when it comes to jealousy because it could change into a very unhealthy relationship if the jealousy gets out of hand.
@Acts238girl (2087)
• United States
29 Aug 11
We would be telling a lie if we said we have never been jealous.I think a little bit of jealousy is good but not to the point of being posessive or obsessive.
@thedaddym (1731)
• United States
30 Aug 11
Yes, When I first met my wife I was very jealous all the time. The girlfriend I had before her had cheated on me and I was not very trustworthy of women at the time. It took a long time before I could trust again and got over my petty jealousy. Now I am comfortable and don't get jealous all that often any more.
@aabuda (1722)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I think your partner should be happy every time you make jealous because it is a great sign that you really love her. But not all jealous is a sign of love, as you said it is also a sign of disrespect, which I agree. So I think every person have to control with their emotions, that we have to be jealous in order to proved to that person that we love her and not to show her that we are disrespecting her already....
@Absinto (2385)
• Portugal
30 Aug 11
I think that there are different types pf jealousy. There is the kind that shows that you dont trust your partner,the kind where shows that you love them (jealousy unspoken). I am not sure how to explain but jealousy is not always a bad thing. It is only bad depending on how you react on it.