Jealous?

@Aja103654 (5646)
Philippines
November 13, 2011 10:44pm CST
It's a common feeling we all get to experience in a relationship. It's not abnormal to feel it, the problem is what you do about that feeling. Would you go crazy and throw out tantrums? Or would you keep quiet about it, bottling up all the bitter feelings inside until it would burst? As an insecure person, i feel this emotion a lot. I hate it. I've done stupid things because of it. Ranted to my boyfriend. When i feel jealous? -when I'm being compared to another person -when i see someone else better than me in some aspects that i desperately want to be good at -when i know i am wrong and the other person is good and doing better in things than I am(okay. this sounded a bit similar to the one above) How do you deal with jealousy? When do you feel jealous? Share an experience where your jealousy almost or completely ruined everything or an experience where you were able to resole that jealousy and learned from it.
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9 responses
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
It's normal to get jealous coz we're humans after all. I've seen your tantrums and the best thing that I did was to ignore. Likewise, I also ignore my feelings of jealousy because I know that the result will always be bad. But lately, a certain person told me that it's better to confront to have a win-win situation. Still, I find it difficult to confront someone especially when it comes to jealousy issues. Anyway, since you are in a relationship then the best thing that you could do is to talk it out with him. After all, open communication is the key to a successful relationship. ^_^
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@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
I do get jealous because I know how to love. But I do not show off my jealous feelings and what I do is to out done the person I am jealous at. I take jealousy as something an insult to my qualities so I check myself instead and see what's wrong and if I feel I am outdone by her, i just admit it and feel sorry for my loss.
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@Absinto (2385)
• Portugal
14 Nov 11
I dont feel that kind of jealous simply because i dont let it affect myself. Why am i going to bother with what other do. I know what i am, what i can to how i feel. I am my own person and i know thaat i can be better than others. I just tell myself that. I dont want to be like others. And that is something i am proud of. You can be jealous but be happy you have your personality and you donjt let you jealousy change it.
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
Hi Aja103654. For me, jealousy is not really a very good feeling. When I feel it, I keep my mouth shut. I cannot afford to say hurtful words that I would regret later. Then I distance myself from the person whom I love. I try my best to cool down. When I feel rational, that's the time I ask question or validate the relationship between him and the other girl. This way, I let my partner know that I am conscious of the other girl but I trust him enough not to throw tantrums or irrational behavior. I was able to master this already. However, I don't know if it would be effective with other people. Have a nice day!
• China
14 Nov 11
To honest,I hardly feel jealousy when i face up somebody better than me.When i see those people who is more beautiful ,moere intelligent or more capable than me,i always tell myself,maybe i can do better in some other aspects.Maybe you can have a try as i do~
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• Philippines
14 Nov 11
I'm on a relationship right now. Same with you, I'm such a jealous person. I just don't want that his attention will always in other person or focus to other things. I want that he will focus on me. I ask some advices to my friends and they told me not to over react when I will feel jealous, just think always that not all times he will always be with you. There's other people needs him like his family. Someone told me that over jealous is not right because that is out of place and it seems that you didn't trust your partner. For you, what did you do to avoid it? Will share it to me?
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
Wanting someone's attention to belong only to you is impossible, baifernam. It's natural to feel that way, but it can't be done. You will have to accept the fact that he will pay attention to others aside from you. Some of those people will be other women. i have experienced this as well. I found that one way to solve that problem somewhat is have many friends also to preoccupy yourself with. This way you won't have to always rely on your boyfriend for his attention. One person is considered someone who doesn't trust his or her partner, when he starts to come up with ideas that there is something between their lover and another woman or man. Jealousy does not immediately mean mistrust. Only most of the time they are relative to each other. Getting over this is something you have to accomplish and figure out yourself. It's a slow development, but even though it's small, it's better than not improving yourself. ^^ Boys don't like jealous girlfriends. Woah, i sounded like a love guru or something LOL. Hope I helped!
@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
14 Nov 11
Probably each of us felt the fangs of jealousy at some point. Important is how we react. If we let her eat and if because of her act to destroy the relationship we have or to do harm to other people when it took possession of us. We can not entirely escape the jealousy, but we can control. We can do this if we are strong and have confidence in us. Otherwise, we live in insecurity take over us. We have to be quite so rational to accept that there is a possibility of losing another loved one in favor of this thing we do not capture all thoughts. That does not mean you do not care, you will be as sad and broken like everyone else in this situation. But you know you will be betrayed even if you go through this trial with dignity intact. You must be aware that although you love your partner very much he is not alone in the world that you could love in the future you can be happy with someone else. This feeling makes you feel more confident and gives you the power to trust each other, feel calm in the relationship you have. So you have all chances to have a long term relationship and feel fulfilled.
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
14 Nov 11
I hate jealous! That green-eyed monster! I haven't been in a relationship before but I do feel jealousy amongst friends and I really hate it when I feel it. It doesn't make me angry and lash out like crazy but I get really depressed and sad. I get pretty jealous when my friends have something I don't like I have a very rich friend who has everything and she can pretty much buy anything. most of my friends can drive already whereas I still have to wait before I can drive. Some of my friends popular and can simply talk to anyone. I feel sad and jealous when I don't have what they have. I feel pretty selfish for feeling this way and I feel that I should just be happy in what I do and who I am. Pretty much, I simply despise myself I tend to get over it but when it pops back up again, I feel pretty down.
@magic700 (100)
• Canada
14 Nov 11
I feel jealous whenever I see anybody get to be happy. I'm jealous of anybody and everybody who's in a happy, healthy relationship. I'm jealous of those who find comfort outside of relationships, and live happily without having somebody to love and be loved by. How do I deal with it? I just try to find happiness. I desperately search for it, for a meaningful relationship or for comfort outside of a relationship, or anything else that ends in happiness. So far it's not working out for me so well, but at least it wastes some time in my pathetic excuse for a life.