The topic of jealousy. It happens. Have you ever been envious or jealous of anyone or anything.

[LadyEmeraude]

I know some people who share that they have never felt jealousy or envy about anyone or anything in their lives..

 

[LadyEmeraude]

In my own life over the years, I have felt jealousy or envy about any number of things, BUT not
anything that ate away at me so to say...

 

[Pepper]

Yes. Not proud of it but yes. Haven't reached the upper eschelon of existence yet I guess.

 

[bowmore]

I fell into an Internet rabbit hole on Youtube. There are a great number of videos of entitled peoples and their commupences. It is amazing what people think they can get away with.
I have never been one to "Keep up with the Jonses", so I do not think I am basically jealous of anyone.

 

[RadishRose]

Not envy, but sometimes I was jealous when someone flirted with my ex.

 

[Lewkat]

Sure, at times.

 

[NorthernLight]

A couple of times, when my boyfriend was neglecting me in favor of someone else.

But some people seem to be jealous by default. They imagine the strangest things.

 

[Pinky]

I had g/f's who were jealous that my other half had a better job than theirs .. because we could afford to
take our daughter to the theatre to see The Nutcracker, and so forth, ad nauseum. It wasn't as though I
threw it in their faces, daily, or ever. I had to eventually walk away from those friendships. There was no
justification for their jealousy.

 

[Chet]

Envy more than jealousy if that makes sense.

 

[perChance]

Sure - I'm an imperfect human

 

[chic]

I used to wish my dad was a doctor or a judge like those TV dads of the 1950's. Of course I learned to love him for himself but it took time.

 

[JimBob1952]

Jealousy, sure, when my first girlfriend dumped me for a rich guy. Envy, absolutely. I have envied people I know for their career success, for their wealth, for their good looks, for other things. Time has a way of leveling everything out, now I'm happy just to be alive, married and fairly healthy.

 

[Pinky]

I can't recall being jealous of friends. Chet pointed out the word "envy". I was envious of my friends
having close families, and fathers who communicated with them. Our father demanded silence when
we were around, meaning, we were always sequestered in our individual rooms.

 

[Murrmurr]

Not really. I liked myself quite a lot. I've never been conceited, because I've always been pretty average in every way, just very content with myself and how I lived my life. But I have a flaw that's kind of close - I've always tended to overreact to personal insults....or insults that I've taken personally. Or even sometimes just because I felt slighted.

It's something I've been working on, and I have gotten better.

 

[JimBob1952]

Not really. I liked myself quite a lot. I've never been conceited, because I've always been pretty average in every way, just very content with myself and how I lived my life. But I have a flaw that's kind of close - I've always tended to overreact to personal insults....or insults that I've taken personally. Or even sometimes just because I felt slighted.

It's something I've been working on, and I have gotten better.

You come across as a very likeable person, Murmurr.

 

[Murrmurr]

You come across as a very likeable person, Murmurr.

There was a period when I was ...a bit less likeable. But always just as charming.

 

[JimBob1952]

There was a period when I was ...a bit less likeable. But always just as charming.

You are, as the kids used to say, relatable.

 

[Murrmurr]

You are, as the kids used to say, relatable.

Thanks, JimBob.

 

[win231]

I've never been jealous. Sometimes I'm a bit envious of someone who's happily married. In fact, I take joy in seeing someone who has what I don't have.

 

[Tish]

Yes, I have a couple of times.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Duh, I'm not jealous. Don't know why. My 1st ex was. When we first met she was an R.N. and I was nurse' aide. After I graduated from Nursing School, things changed. And when I got a better paying job, she couldn't handle it. She would say things that indicated we were in competition with each other, and I never felt like that. If we were going out to eat, and we ate the place I suggested, I had "my way". It's one of the reasons, she's an ex.

 

[DebraMae]

I was envious of a sister-in-law who came from a wealthy family and could afford things I could only dream of. I became jealous when my parents started treating her as if she were more important. Her kids (my nieces and nephews) got much nicer gifts and much more special treatment from my parents than my kids did.

My nephew is one of my favorite people now.

 

[Disgustedman]

Oh brother was I. Jealous of others, envious of others. It's in the past. If I bring it forward, I waste time in rehashing agony.

 

[HoneyNut]

I remember being very envious/jealous of a coworker who had a perfect life: close family (including a twin sister), went straight from HS to College, graduated in 4 years and started a professional job, got engaged/married, purchased a fixer upper house in an otherwise expensive area. Her life made me feel like a screw-up since I traveled around and worked weird jobs and didn't finish college until my thirties. So we had the same job but she was 10+ years younger than me. She was also a really nice sweet person, and had a yummy turkey-ziti holiday dish she'd bring to luncheons. I liked her, but I was very jealous of her life-path.

Other than that, the only other jealousy I remember is those darn older siblings that did everything better and got to do more stuff, and rarely let me tag along.

 

[Right Now]

No, I was never envious of what others had, even though it might have been much nicer than what I had. I was jealous at times of my 2nd hubby flirting or being hit on. That was proven to be well founded, hence the divorce.
I was most focused on things I knew I had to offer in my career and friendships. It gave me self confidence, so no need to be envious of material things.