are you Jealous sometimes? is that being immature?

United States
January 15, 2007 11:37am CST
hi, I have never been married :( but sometimes when i have my eye on a nice girl, and we are getting to know each other, i get jealous if she talks to or about other guyfriends. I wonder if that is a sign of immaturity? I mean, I am not a young guy, but I meet people in classes etc.. I am looking around for a g/f and possible wife. I enjoy the company of women so i am not a freak of nature. My other friends my age have been married many years so they dont have this problem. But i like to keep my emotions under control, and jealousy is not one of my favorite emotions. Is the reason i am still a single b/c i am emotionally immature?
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@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
18 Jan 07
You're normal, so don't worry about it; and you are not emotionally immature. A little bit of jealousy in the early stages of a relationship, as you described feeling when you are getting to know someone new, is normal. It is a sign of insecurity and lack of trust. I think that this is normal at this point because you don't know the girl yet; you don't know what her intentions are or if she is trustworthy. You don't know for sure how she's feeling about you, and even if she has told you, how do you know if you can believe it... Hopefully you don't go into a jealous tyrade about it- it would be OK to casually mention it and see how she responds, but it might scare her off if you act too possessive too soon. As you get to know a person and develop a feeling for who and what they are, and you begin to trust them, I would think that the jealousy would diminish. I'm still single, also, and I don't feel that I'm emotionally immature- I'm cautious and careful, because I've been around too many jealous men to count. I have this problem whenever I start seeing someone, because my very closest friend is a man that I dated years ago. We started out as friends, then become romantically involved for about a year, and when that didn't work we remained friends. We've been just friends for about 7 years now, and there is NO WAY that we would ever become intimate again. We're too good as friends. Sure, we hug when we see each other-nothing more. We talk almost every day. We know each other better than we know ourselves. I know his girlfriends and he knows whoever I'm dating. If they don't like it, tough... Many men have had a problem with this. I can't believe I'm rambling on like this!!! I must just be in the mood to talk. I'd better stop and go call someone!
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@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
13 Mar 07
You are right, if either one of us is in a serious relationship we see much less of each other and talk much less. I'm sure that we'll always be friends and will always be in touch, but things do change. I would respect a new boyfriend's feelings and jealousy to a point, but I would never totally give up my best friend for anyone. They key for both of us has been to be upfront with our respective partners; he always has me meet his girls, and I have him meet my boyfriends. That way there is nothing secretive or clandestine.
• United States
20 Mar 07
clandestine is such a good word....
• United States
18 Jan 07
whew...! well, i never would mention it to any of the potential girlfriends so i just keep it to myself. I dont know how i would react to someone jealous of me, but it seems like a little bit of a compliment, i mean if someone is jealous then they like you right? But i think after you meet a husband or fiance, they may expect that your guy-friend is not so much a part of your life anymore right?... thats just how it is, you are starting a new life with someone else, the old ex-b/f and other people just are not as involved as such, and what happens when he finds a wife too? she could also get possessive... this is life.
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@Gwapako_28 (2140)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
Well,being jealous is normal when u love a person.but too much is not good also.Sometimes,we are jealous because we are insecure.And lack of trust with our someone.But there is still a chance to change this attitude as long as we know how to do it.
• United States
6 Mar 07
Yeah, i think it is normal too...
@playgirl (1359)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
yeah!!! jealous is a form of a insecurity... sometimes its just in your mind... Jealousy is one of the reason of breaking up in a relationship... try to avoid it... there is no good effect of it..
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• United States
17 Jan 07
then why is it so normal if it is no good? there must be a reason for it.
• United States
15 Jan 07
Jealous is a form of insecurity, especially in a relationship. When someone is secure in their relationship there is no need for jealousy.
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• United States
18 Jan 07
so i will be insecure until i get into a relationship then...
@camille101 (1025)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Jan 07
No, jealousy doesn't necessarily implies immaturity. Jealousy is a human's natural feeling of envy. You envy those guys whom your girlfriend gives her attention to. Jealousy is natural and harmless if it doesn't lead to violence. I used to be very jealous of my husband, especially at the start of our relationship. But later on, he had prove to me by constantly discussing this issue that he's really into me. And somehow I manage to put aside my jealousy now. Sometimes I can laugh heartily with those topics ot issues that made me jealous in the past. I'm kind of use to it now. I think you feel jealous because you and her are still new to each other, but later on when confidence and trust will build, jealousy will subside. That's what I hope.
• United States
6 Mar 07
well i dont have a girlfriend right now to get jealous over, but then maybe i will heartily also. but you are right at the begining is when i get jealous most.
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
being jealous to someone you're not committed to is really immature. even if she's your girlfriend and you're being jealous for some unreasonable facts, that is also immature. besides, you don't have the right to be jealous of it since she's not even yours. it's not right to feel that way.
• United States
28 Mar 07
let me ask you then, if you are in a good relationship then there is no reason to be jealous right? Then it only makes sense to be jealous before the girl is yours right? because you dont know when or if you will be in a relationship.. this is the problem, maybe no time is a good time to jealous, but it still happens. But can a person have a good reason to be jealous sometimes?
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
i don't think jealousy is a sign of being immature 'cause it's a normal feeling to feel jealous sometimes but they say also that jealousy is a sign of insecurity which i believe part of it is true. there's many ways why feel jealous so there's also many ways to put it in context
• United States
20 Mar 07
Jealousy must be a part of our evolutionary experience then, another way to protect our selves from outside forces...
• United States
11 Mar 07
I wouldn't say it's immature- it's just the way we sometimes react about things. Sometimes jealously controls our emotions.
• United States
12 Mar 07
the best is to not let it take control..
@catcai (1056)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
Hello cliff. I would have to say- I'm quite a jealous person too. Not only with partners or boyfriends, but even friends! But as I lived on my life- I realized a lot of things. Being jealous doesn’t really make me feel any better, if anything- it even makes me feel worse. And I learned that jealousy tends to drive some people away- depending of the situation that you’re into. I lost a boyfriend once because I was too jealous. It's really not nice having to hold people on their necks. They need their personal space too. I would say that jealousy is indeed a sign of immaturity- because if you're mature enough and you know the real score between you and someone- then I don’t think you will be rushing into your jealous spells… Part of growing up is respecting other people’s spaces. But I don’t think that you are still single because of that… try going out and have relationships, friendships with various people to try to correct your jealousy- Maybe you just need further practice on the relationship aspect for you to grow. =)
@maucute (979)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
I understand how you feel, according to my boyfriend that jealous is normal as long as you control it and right, it comes from insecurity. But it doesn't mean it will ever be gone once you're in a relationship, it would also depend on how much you trust the person you're going to be with.. It doesn't mean that way, lot of teenagers emotionally immature are in a relationship. Actually love will just come by, you don't have to look for it.. I mean I guess you'll feel a bit jealous because you have feelings for that person and you have that fear of losing her..