Are you a jealous person?

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As per thread header really. Does other people's success bother you? Lotto winners? Lovers? Are you jealous when it comes to the opposite sex talking to your other half?

I ask because I spent the last few days of last year with the most insanely, pathologically jealous couple I've ever met. I didn't think people like this existed outside medical studies or surreal novels/movies. Was a couple my girlfriend knows who happened to find themselves skiing in Austria where we were at the time and she invited them over. Details are too many and irritating so I'll just leave the question above to be the focus.

For myself, the only thing in this world that raises tiny pangs of jealously is those happy people going down the escalators towards the plane (and presumably holiday), whilst I'm busy going upwards, having just got off the plane, heading back home after a holiday. I won't say it's a malicious type jealously, more like me wishing I could be amongst them.

Are you a jealous person?
 
I used to be, but i'm not really a jealous person anymore, i understand things more than i did earlier on, like the stroke of luck with the 3 Harry Potter stars who are now well known and are worth around $50 million for the decade of acting they have produced to label it as a success, which earlier on in my life, i would most likely of frowned upon it due to jealousy rather than praise the three of them to where they have gotten up to now in their life.

I just matured really and had a wider perspective and understanding of things.
 
I can be a jealous person but I don't think I'm above average, I think it is in our nature to want what others have.

/edit I guess this isn't strictly jealousy, more envy.
 
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Im only really jealous of friends houses. I worked hard to be able to afford to buy my apartment (well deposit + mortgage) at a relatively young age, but because i bought just before the start of the recession some of my older friends have just bagged themselves much bigger apartments/townhouses for less than it cost me 3yrs ago. :mad:
 
Jelous...depends what of. Some people have stuff I don't/can't have and I think "wish I had that" but I never resent somebody for having what they do. I also keep any thoughts to myself and don't go spewing remarks everywhere

- Pea0n
 
I was when I thought what other people had would make me happier.

But then I matured more and decided they are who they are and wasting energy focusing on them instead of myself isn't a good strategy.
 
No, never focused on what other people have/do and don’t gossip about them.
 
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Pea0n said:
Jelous...depends what of. Some people have stuff I don't/can't have and I think "wish I had that" but I never resent somebody for having what they do. I also keep any thoughts to myself and don't go spewing remarks everywhere

- Pea0n
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Yep, pretty much what I do. My example was more of people that actually goes around and spew the bile that more sensible people keep tugged down.

I can't really call what I sometimes get as jealously, more like I wouldn't mind having that.
 
I only really feel jealous when I feel someone is in a position or owns something when they don't deserve it.

For instance when someone has a job which they've only achieved by stepping on people, that hacks me off. Or someone who wins the lottery but is a particularly nasty person.

But I suppose that comes under being bitter rather than jealous.
 
No, I don't think that I am. I reckon I am much less jealous than an average person because no matter how much you say you are not jealous you are always a bit jealous, it's just in human nature.
 
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