The Green-Eyed Monster Of Jealousy

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The Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy Some people are jealous without any acknowledgement. A sigh at an opposing friendship, withdrawal, and sarcasm are just a few signs of a jealous person. Jealous is an emotional thought that usually involves negativity. Jealousy is a combination of other emotions such as anger, resentment, and inadequacy. Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. Jealousy is often referred to as “The Green-Eyed Monster”. Kids experience jealousy at young as the age of nine months. Children that are a part of a large family sometime feel that their parents favor one child over the other. Out of my five children, the younger three feel like I show favoritism towards the older two children. I explain to them that due to their ages, some rules are more different than they would be for each other. It’s hard for an adult to understand how jealousy works so imagine how difficult it is for kids. In a group of friends, jealousy plays a difficult role in relationships. I’ve been best friends with my friends Mary and Cristy for almost twenty-two years. Cristy has constantly caused conflict in our group due to jealousy. When she wasn’t included in all conversations or movies, she’d act out horribly. She often felt singled out, ignored and disliked by us. That was not our true intentions. Mary and I felt that we were equally involved with one another. Her insecurities with her weight played a huge rule in her emotions. Eventually our relationship as friends soured. Mary and Cristy no longer speak and I’m in the middle of the two of them. The jealousy and fights ruined what we spent years enjoying. Domestic violence often is an end result of jealousy. The jealous partner feels that his or her partner is cheating due to insecurity. A threat or action of violence is used in this situation to control someone or to keep the relationship
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