Women and jealousy
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You can't paint all women with the same brush. I do agree some are extremely jealous, but I am not one of them
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Years ago, I dated a guy who was in law school.My husband loves that I don't have that 'hormone' - no internal clock ticking either. My husband is hot and has a great personality so they all flock to him. It is entertaining and we don't go out much so he works it. He actually got upset once that I didn't get jealous. Jealous of what - dude - I got what they want - they're the ones who should be jealous.
We were in a bar one evening -- I think we were going to dinner, but stopped for a drink first, I can't remember -- and it was early, so only a few people were there. Mostly, they were employees either on or off the clock, talking to each other and ignoring us. Well, my BF at the time overheard something in their conversation that caused him to pipe up with, "I'm a lawyer. I can help you with that."
As soon as he said it, the women started fawning over him and acting like I wasn't even there. It was interesting, but it didn't make me angry. I was amused. And then he left with me and probably never saw any of them again. What would have been the point of being jealous, right? Silliness.
But you and I apparently are mythical creatures.0 -
I actually think a woman's ability to be a jealous bish is directly related to how poorly she's been treated over the years of her life. If she's young and has been treated well, she's barely ever jealous; if she's old and has been treated well she's even less jealous. If, however, she's young and has been treated poorly, she's learning to envy the lives of others and if she's old and has been treated poorly for years, she's bitter and angry and hurt... and very jealous.
So next time you wonder why someone is jealous, consider they could have been terribly hurt at one time.
Good job, friend!
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if thats the case, women just hate on each other, they have to be the most prettiest, most best dressed in the room. They just have to. and if another girl is prettier than her, most likey she wants her to die in an aweful subway accident.
My husband described his ex this way. He said "If she perceived another woman as attractive, she felt that the woman had x-amount of beauty that she then couldn't have, as if beauty were a finite thing." It came up because I was saying things to him like "You've got to see the rack coming your way - quick - 10:00!" And he was always amazed I'd comment on other women and their beauty.
Relationships between women grow difficult around age 12 and really don't get easier. I've been lucky to have the same wonderful BFF since 10th grade (I'm 40 now) and feel truly blessed to be at an age and place where I can see through the superficiality of most female-female interactions. Honestly, I'd just rather stay home than be around a group of catty girls.0 -
solidarity, my sisters.0
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That meme makes me want to punch puppies.
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Hahaha! That's kind of true.0
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I actually think a woman's ability to be a jealous bish is directly related to how poorly she's been treated over the years of her life. If she's young and has been treated well, she's barely ever jealous; if she's old and has been treated well she's even less jealous. If, however, she's young and has been treated poorly, she's learning to envy the lives of others and if she's old and has been treated poorly for years, she's bitter and angry and hurt... and very jealous.
So next time you wonder why someone is jealous, consider they could have been terribly hurt at one time.
I can't agree with that..
there are some that would say I have been horribly horribly hurt over time...
and I don't have a jealous mistrusting bone in my body...
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I actually think a woman's ability to be a jealous bish is directly related to how poorly she's been treated over the years of her life. If she's young and has been treated well, she's barely ever jealous; if she's old and has been treated well she's even less jealous. If, however, she's young and has been treated poorly, she's learning to envy the lives of others and if she's old and has been treated poorly for years, she's bitter and angry and hurt... and very jealous.
So next time you wonder why someone is jealous, consider they could have been terribly hurt at one time.
I can't agree with that..
there are some that would say I have been horribly horribly hurt over time...
and I don't have a jealous mistrusting bone in my body...
I just don't.
^^THIS. My life growing up was NOTHING but hurt and I have still managed to be the most UN-jealous person in my circle of friends. I think you have to realize that life isn't always easy, suck it up, learn from your mistakes and treat others as you want to be treated, NOT how you may have been treated in the past.0 -
We don't like our competition.
We've been wired since we were young that we should aspire to be the prettiest girl in the room, always. Because that girl gets everything good. Beauty means everything. Its all we've been told our entire lives. So naturally, we get jealous of our competition, her presence knocks your worth down a few pegs.
^THIS!
We are wired and brought up to compete.
What women need to learn to do, though, is reel in that jealousy.
Like, instead of being like "Ugh, that skinny, pretty, whatever b***h" we need to learn to stop hating.0 -
Jealous of other women, not really. Hate people (all people in general), yes. I could be classified as a h8ter.0
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I get jealous enough to kill when some skank is eating a really good looking piece of chocolate cake and I have none. She deserves what's coming to her.0
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Anyway, I would say PEOPLE (not women) who are jealous are mainly insecure.0
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HAHA
Plain and simple women are judges exclusively by our looks. Men not so much...0 -
All I can say is:
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From my few years on earth and even shorter time on this forum, it's apparent that women can be jealous beings. So my question is, do women have some sort of hormone that spikes jealousy levels
From my few years on earth and a couple of months on this forum, it's apparent that some people perpetuate sexist stereotypes or are (perhaps?) sexist themselves without possibly recognizing it.0 -
I get jealous enough to kill when some skank is eating a really good looking piece of chocolate cake and I have none. She deserves what's coming to her.
that ho(e)! 0 -
The symptoms of my jealousy were 2 cheating ex's who couldnt keep it in their pants. The mans fault.0
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me.....no need to be jealous of anyone else. 0 -
Some A is B =/= All A is B. If some women being jealous and catty means that all women are, then the same logical proposition applies to men. Some men are jealous and catty, therefore all men are jealous and catty. (Some C is B therefore all C is
Or I could be wrong and all C that are B are also A. Which means that all jealous men are actually women.
I'm jealous of everyone who is stronger, or faster than I am (which is damn near everyone). That must explain my giant man breasts, though before today I would have credited them fully to a lifetime cake obsession.
Fun post though. 7/10
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Men are just as bad! I hate being around men that are obviously trying to outdo each other for their 'dominate' spot. It may not be over looks but there is a certainly a jealously when it comes to dominance when it comes to just doing simple tasks and you'll have one guy being all overbearing to the other guy, tossing out a subtle insults at each other, etc.0
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I think hormones and jealousy are much more strongly linked than has been discussed in this thread. Women tend to battle more hormonal ups and downs than men - PMS and pregnancy are woman-specific, and women are more prone to mental disorders (depression is twice as common in women than in men). When a woman's hormones get off-balance, her view of herself can become skewed and insecurity can dominate. Why women are insecure about appearance specifically has already been discussed, but women are jealous and catty about a lot more than looks - general behavior, job performance, child rearing, wealth, etc.
Women have evolved to be competitive - winning the competition meant procreating, securing a provider of food, protection, and assistance with raising a child. If a woman feels her victory is threatened or that she can't win the competition, she becomes insecure and even fearful. Hormones can create perceived threats by making a woman feel like she's less than she is, and thus jealousy arises. I'd guess that hormonal balance/imbalance is why some women in this thread say they don't struggle with jealousy at all and others say they have a terrible time with it.0 -
For me- I look at women that have something I desire and wonder how I can get that! Like muscular toned thighs, or a flat tummy in a bikini, or non-jiggly arms. I don't necessarily get jealous, but I do envy that they have desirable attributes that I lack.
My reaction can come off as cattiness if a hot *kitten* girl is wearing something incredibly inappropriate in a situation. Then I wonder, seriously? You needed to flaunt all your stuff in that skimpy little outfit to show everyone you are hot when you could have done it just as well by choosing a classier well fitting outfit? Less does not ALWAYS equal more chick.
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This thread is dumb.0
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Some A is B =/= All A is B. If some women being jealous and catty means that all women are, then the same logical proposition applies to men. Some men are jealous and catty, therefore all men are jealous and catty. (Some C is B therefore all C is Or I could be wrong and all C that are B are also A. Which means that all jealous men are actually women.
I'm jealous of everyone who is stronger, or faster than I am (which is damn near everyone). That must explain my giant man breasts, though before today I would have credited them fully to a lifetime cake obsession.
Fun post though. 7/10
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you realize you will never understand women, right? :huh:0
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I am not jealous of other women that look better than me, but I am 40 years old now so that makes a lot of difference. I am pretty confident person and happy. I see a woman with a hot body, I stare because she is gorgeous - right along with my husband too. Usually he will say something like "I can't believe she is wearing something like that" - when he actually thinking "man I would like to tap that..."
Yeah, I know what they are really thinking. It is their structure. Pigs. But really, you can't help but stare at a woman with a perfect bikini body and I am at the pool every day so I see many.
I am very envious of other women and their careers, clothes, accessories and jewelry and week long vacations.0
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