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Jealousy

What is it? I met this first hand recently and thought it would be good to do a page on this subject.




First thing to note it belongs firmly in the world of emotions - mmm is that a female world? Men do have senses but do we possess emotions? Certainly we do but not to the same degree as our female friends.

Emotions fit into the world of interpersonal relationships - ie long term relationship between 2 or more people. Jealously fits into the 'or more' category usually, but I expect some are jealous of there husband or wife or parnter.

Here some examples of relationships.

Boyfriend · Casual · Cohabitation · Concubinage · Courtesan · Domestic partnership · Family · Friendship · Girlfriend · Husband · Kinship · Marriage · Mistress (lover) · Monogamy · Non-monogamy · Pederasty · Polyamory · Polyfidelity · Polygamy · Romantic friendship · Same-sex relationship · Significant other · Soulmate · Widowhood · Wife

This is the list of emotions that can be experienced.

Affinity · Attachment · Compersion · Infatuation · Intimacy · Jealousy · Limerence · Love · Passion · Platonic love · Polyamory ·

Some view jealousy as a healthy attribute to a relationship as in this quote.

'Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure'

Here is another view on the subject.

'A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.'

What is the difference between jealousy and envy? Jealousy is about something one has and is afraid of losing, while envy refers to something one does not have and either wants to acquire or to prevent another from acquiring.




This title is wrong it should be envy, one has something that the other wants! But maybe the words are used loosely in modern useage.

Here is a good picture that sums up jealousy. The blonde lady does not like the attention the other lady is giving to her partner. She feels she is at risk of loosing him.