Jealousy is defined as a negative emotional reaction to a real or imagined threat to a relationship. We’ve all experienced it at one point or another during our life. As a child, we may have had the “green-eyed monster” when we felt that someone was trying to “steal” our mom’s attention from us. As an adolescent, we may had experienced jealousy when we saw our crush talking to another girl. As an adult, we may had experience jealousy when we notice that our partner/husband has a pretty co-worker.
Jealousy occurs whenever one individual feels as if something/someone is threatening the relationship. The threat can be real or imagined, as I mentioned before. An example of a real threat would be like seeing your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend moving …show more content…
For instance, we commonly experience a different style of jealousy. Men commonly stress over the idea that their loved one might be sexually unfaithful. As for women, we commonly stress over the idea that our loved one might become emotionally attached with someone else. We also differ on how we deal with jealousy. Men are more likely to drink or use drugs due to feeling jealous. As for women, we seek comfort in food and our friends/family. Women also do tend to get more jealous than men- according to research.
Society shares different views on jealousy. There’s a number of people who strongly view jealousy to be a positive thing. Yet, meanwhile, we also have a number of people who argue that jealousy is a negative thing to be present in one 's relationship/marriage.
People who view jealousy to be a positive thing are often the ones who interpret it to be a proof of love from their partner. They view jealousy as a way of strengthening the relationship. In result of it, they’ll work on becoming even more committed to their partner upon discovering their jealousy. I often see this take place with some adolescents and young …show more content…
We often see/hear about this in our electric devices (tv, phone, laptop) and newspapers. There’s almost always an article on a partner killing their current or past lover due to jealousy.
So, with that said, I decided to interview a few of my family members on their perspectives of jealousy and what experiences they have with it.
My first interviewee was my grandmother who’s close to seventy years of age; third generation. My grandmother has experienced jealousy in the past. She experienced jealousy with my grandfather- who she was married to for about twenty years. The jealousy that she experienced was emotional. My grandmother dealt with her jealousy by simply repressing it because she knew that no conversation was not going to change my grandfather’s ways.
My grandmother finds jealousy to be destructive in a relationship- especially extreme amounts of it. My grandmother stated that “jealousy only leads to one getting controlled and/or physically harmed and that’s no way to live life” during the interview. My grandma strongly believes that love, trust, and respect are key for a relationship to
Jealousy occurs whenever one individual feels as if something/someone is threatening the relationship. The threat can be real or imagined, as I mentioned before. An example of a real threat would be like seeing your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend moving …show more content…
For instance, we commonly experience a different style of jealousy. Men commonly stress over the idea that their loved one might be sexually unfaithful. As for women, we commonly stress over the idea that our loved one might become emotionally attached with someone else. We also differ on how we deal with jealousy. Men are more likely to drink or use drugs due to feeling jealous. As for women, we seek comfort in food and our friends/family. Women also do tend to get more jealous than men- according to research.
Society shares different views on jealousy. There’s a number of people who strongly view jealousy to be a positive thing. Yet, meanwhile, we also have a number of people who argue that jealousy is a negative thing to be present in one 's relationship/marriage.
People who view jealousy to be a positive thing are often the ones who interpret it to be a proof of love from their partner. They view jealousy as a way of strengthening the relationship. In result of it, they’ll work on becoming even more committed to their partner upon discovering their jealousy. I often see this take place with some adolescents and young …show more content…
We often see/hear about this in our electric devices (tv, phone, laptop) and newspapers. There’s almost always an article on a partner killing their current or past lover due to jealousy.
So, with that said, I decided to interview a few of my family members on their perspectives of jealousy and what experiences they have with it.
My first interviewee was my grandmother who’s close to seventy years of age; third generation. My grandmother has experienced jealousy in the past. She experienced jealousy with my grandfather- who she was married to for about twenty years. The jealousy that she experienced was emotional. My grandmother dealt with her jealousy by simply repressing it because she knew that no conversation was not going to change my grandfather’s ways.
My grandmother finds jealousy to be destructive in a relationship- especially extreme amounts of it. My grandmother stated that “jealousy only leads to one getting controlled and/or physically harmed and that’s no way to live life” during the interview. My grandma strongly believes that love, trust, and respect are key for a relationship to