What do you think about jealous people? Is jealousy good or bad?

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  1. They are unhappy and insecure.

    Jealousy is a negative emotion often triggered by insecurity, a desire for control, unhappiness, competitiveness, and bitterness. It’s not a positive to me at all.

  2. I think jealousy just is. It is a normal emotion to have sometimes.

    As a general statement (one that isn’t always true necessarily) I would say jealousy stems from insecurity and that makes me sad for people.

  3. Jealousy can destroy relationships and is usually toxic when talking about overly jealous people, but no emotion is useless either.

  4. I mean, it’s an emotion that will pop up from time to time. What’s good or bad is how we deal with it.

    If I get jealous of how much time my partner is spending with friends, I examine it, and it always turns out that I just feel bad over the lack of quality time between us. This is solved by me just bringing up what I need, and we both initiate more activities. Once the root problem is solved, I just feel happy that he has friends 🙂

  5. Jealousy is an undesirable emotion that plagues people from time to time. I think what’s important is how the person channels the jealousy.

    Recognising it is the first step and there are healthy ways to deal with it. Being mean to other people or sabotaging them etc is a bad way to deal with it and I’d have a problem if someone did that. But sometimes people can’t help but to be jealous and we shouldn’t demonise these people just because they felt the emotion / vocalised it.

    It can be dealt with in a productive way by talking it out with a therapist or loved one, trying to get to the root of it and it could even make you more productive (work harder to get what you want). So I don’t think jealousy is good or bad necessarily in and of itself, it’s kind of neutral until you decide to act on that jealousy. But I think most people would agree it does feel unpleasant so you should try and deal with it in a healthy way so it doesn’t snowball and become worse.

  6. Jealousy can show that the person cares, if in an unhealthy way. For me though I don’t understand it. If you trust your partner, there should be no problems. If you don’t trust your partner, you shouldn’t be with them.

  7. They’re dangerous and better off avoided, especially if they own firearms.

  9. I’m not sure if jealousy and competitiveness are the same thing. If it motivates oneself to be better amd achieve things, I don’t think it should be a problem but if their sole motive is to bring the other person down, then it’s not cool.

  10. Jealousy is part of humanity. A little can show caring, but too much can show insecurity. It doesn’t need to be with a romantic partner. It depends on how the jealous person acts that can make it a really good situation go bad or viceversa. I think.

  11. Jealousy is a normal human emotion that can lead to some problematic behaviors if you don’t work on managing it.

    Using that emotion as a personality trait is a big red flag. It really shows a serious lack of maturity and self awareness.

  12. It’s a normal feeling everyone has, like anger or loneliness. It’s not good, but it really depends on how you deal with it, it can be a good motivator for some people. I think more people should acknowledge and learn to deal with it rather than pretending they never experience it.

  13. It’s just a feeling, neither good or bad. All feelings serve a purpose

  14. Jealousy is usually a sign of insecurity. Not saying it doesn’t pop up from time to time in most people, just someone who is consistently jealous, enough to be considered a “jealous person”, has some issues. It’s not an attractive trait

  16. I think good or bad depends on both the situation and how the person who is jealous chooses to act. I’ve seen people get jealous and it was so cute and I’ve seen people get jealous and it was very scary. Just depends, jealousy happens sometimes how you deal with it is what matters.

  17. It’s a virus and infects every interaction you have with that person

  18. Jealousy typically stems from insecurities, possessiveness and/or a lack of trust in others; a large portion of people will experience some of it here and there but a lot of jealousy can be very unhealthy and destructive in any type of relationship. If this is a trait you possess, it’s definitely worth looking into what causes it and how you can have a healthier relationship with yourself, your emotions and others.

  21. Jealousy is a negative emotion, and like all negative emotions, it’s a sign that something isn’t right. It’s neutral, it’s just how you handle it can be good or bad.

    Being a jealous *person* though? That’s definitely bad.

  24. I really dislike overly jealous people. They’re so toxic. I would never date someone jealous and I steer away from jealous people in general.

  25. Jealousy as an emotion is morally neutral, like all emotions. What matters is how a person deals with that emotion and how, if at all, it affects their actions

  27. It’s a projection of how someone feels about themselves and their own life.

  28. I think jealousy is a normal emotion that happens in a lot of people and it’s only bad if people let it impact their actions in a negative way

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