Ok so how many of you are the jealous type?

Like spouse, partner, boyfriend, even friends?

I am not the jealous type, takes too much effort to be jealous but just curious hey!!!

Nope. I'm not that insecure

most of the time i am never jealous, but one person in particular *cough* *cough* makes me jealous and i cant help it, idk y, but other than that person i have never been jealous

I can be. Depends on the specific situation.

I have always trusted my partner. Although with my ex, that turned out to be misplaced.

Ii was jealous of my kids recently cause they went to the zoo and I missed out.

I've never been to the zoo!

Really? There used to be an open air zoo just a few miles from where my mother lives now. It closed less than a year ago after having been open over half a century.

You've never been to the zoo?

...how?

Cause I have just never been to the zoo is all. I want to but don't know how to get there so yeah lol

You should google it and take the kids

I have bad navigation skills so even with good directions I still get lost and I am bad for road rage lol

The road rage could be an issue. Patience, grasshoppa, patience!

I hate grasshoppers, well petrified of them anyways lol

I saw a big ass praying mantis when I was walking with my grandma many years ago... in a parking lot outside of a grocery store

I've never seen a preying mantis with a big ass.

oh my gosh ewwwwwwwwwwww

no, no that would be the elusive big-assed praying mantis

I've never seen a praying mantis...

They aren't easy to see unless they move. The look kind of like a green twig.

they are horrible!!!!! You don't want to hey!

Actually, I kind of like them. Preying mantises, walking sticks, and dragonflies are all cool insects.

They don't bug me at all.

Hmm... what else is green and reminds me of a twig?

They seem kinda cool....

Oh for God's sake adamant... :p

Sorry to be a pain guys but house rules. We have to keep the threads relatively on topic.

Lol. My fault again.... :p

No worries.

Anyway Jealousy well I have to say I trust my wife 100%. And in doing so she does me and we have been together for 14 years now.

It's funny, it is when there is the least trust that what trust there is is most likely to be broken.

Well in honesty LIly is the best looking woman I have ever laid eyes on just take a look on my website. She is in author section. And since the day I met her and three almost four kids later to now she is still by far the best looking woman I have clapped my eyes on.

But that doesn't correlate with jealousy or the lack thereof.

O really think feeling insecure is the principle root of jealousy.

Well I agree.

Jealousy is certainly a weakness. That maybe we all possess from time to time. I know when a friend of mine won a lump some of money i was Jealous of him. Especially having it rubbed in my face. So i guess we all own some Jealousy

I agree Raven. It's all down to the situation that brings it out in the individual.

I must say that I was pretty jealous when my parents gave my deceased brother's 2 push bikes to my sister and her son and also my brothers motorbike to her son as well.

That I got very jealous about, but I got a car so I realised it was just silly and material possessions are not that important really.

Time for a distinction, I think. Envy vs. jealousy. They are similar but not equivalent.

Jealous
1 a : intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness b : disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness
2 : hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage
3 : vigilant in guarding a possession <new colonies were jealous of their new independence -- Scott Buchanan>

Envy
1 : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
2 obsolete : MALICE (http://m-w.com/dictionary/malice)
3 : an object of envious notice or feeling <his new car made him the envy of his friends>

Eh... close enough to me.

Envy is desiring what you don't have.

Jealousy is rage associated with the possibility someone else mey be interested in someone you are close to.

These aren't rigorous or complete definitions, but they distinguish between the central meanings of the two words.

Hmmm. That's a good point, adamant...

lexicons erode with time, words are misused... it's hard to say what's the meaning at times... but I suppose we can go with Cog's definition.

Envy is desiring what you don't have.
Well in that case I Envy ever bugger that wins the Lottory.

Somewhat... but it'd also be nice to know that you had done something to earn that money, too. However, you could do some good with the money in either case (as well as some unspeakable evils -- looks at Raven with his Avril Lavigne cd).

I could get over the disappointment of not having earned a couple million dollars of lottery winnings.

I could get over the disappointment of not having earned a couple million dollars of lottery winnings.

By thinking of the millions you haven't wasted playing the lottery, perhaps?

Time for a distinction, I think. Envy vs. jealousy. They are similar but not equivalent.

well that just means that I proved that I don't get jealous wooohoooo lol sorry

<back to your regular programming people>

I don't know but something could be you know!

What, if a newbie who hasn't yet been infected with our craziness walked in?

oh we would have so much fun aye!!!!

Oh newbies come join us! mwahahahahaha

Why do you seek to corrupt even more innocent minds with insanity, and unusual urges to pun?

Edit: just so I stay on topic. I've never really gotten jealous. Green with envy, even a few times where envy has made me want to scream, but never jealous. Probably because I've never had anyone worth getting jealous over.

Cause it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun lol

We got to you eventually so I am sure we can send anyone insane mwahahahahaha

I don't do puns, that's Cogito. I just do general insanity.

hehehehe insanity is fun!

Welcome to the funny farm!

Cause it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun lol

We got to you eventually so I am sure we can send anyone insane mwahahahahaha

Please.
I was insane long before I joined this board. At University most of the people who knew me had this expression they used whenever anyone tried something stupid or insane. They said it was a "Dan Plan".
Whenever I said I had a plan they usually ran away in fear, or at least stepped aside to watch the chaos.

Oh that sounds like soooooooo much fun Dom I would so have loved to of been there then aye!

I am like the most insane of all my friends and they lose it laughing at me all the time or walk away in embarressment lol

I think, as possibly the craziest person in the world, I am also the craziest of my friends. I did drink all of the fake blood (in my defence though, it tasted nice).

well I crawled around high schoool at the age of 17 for a day lol

Well I'm not jealous in the 'zomg my bf is friends with that chick and I know she's cooler than me, omg my bf is gonna leave me- must tell him to not speak to her ever again in all etnerity even the afterlife' way.

Actually I don't really get jealous at all, more envious, but nothing too serious; usually I become envious over qualities people may have that I can't recognise in myself- ie: wow that comedian is super funny, wish I could make a crowd rofl like that; damn it i'm envious of that ability.

I am jealous of anyone who can, knows someone that can or even has seen someone on the street that may or may not know someone that may or may not know someone that may or may not know someone that has seen someone that may or may not know somebody that knows how to make real nougat.

I am also EXTREMELY jealous of torana's poetry skills?

I'm not as jealous as I thought I would be but I find those with more knowledge then I make me jealous.

jealousy is such a strong word.

Yet we all contain fragments of jealousy and Envy in our lives.

You're right Hull I think jealousy and it makes me refuse to admit what I'm jealous of >< I like envy as a word better

As do I. lol

But then we wouldn't be Human without these emotions.

That's also true, but emotions at times are the cause of trouble >< my emotions need a leash :(

Again we all suffer this course. Sometimes I hate my emotions but then without them what are we robots.

yes that's also true and what would life be if we lived it with no feeling

Without emotion we are robots, true. It's when emotions run amok like a wild stallion and leave us clinging on for dear life that they are destructive.

Hmm...not permanently jealous, but once in a blue moon. I'm a kid - gimme a break :)
As far as emotions are concerned, that's true. But some emotions are better tamed and utilized in another form or in another situation. Shouting at your mother when angry is not justified. Instead, use that anger to drive yourself against injustice.

Hey we all get jealous

I get jealous. I hate showing it. My emotions are pretty much all over the place.

Yes that I agree concealing ones Jealousy can be at times somewhat difficult.

Yes, that's true. But I get spanked for not being perfect. Figures.

yeah, it makes me even more grumpy! But I get jealous of the computer, my boyfriend spends waaaaaaaaay too much time on there!

Hmm...don't even mention men.

But hey, we need to accept our weaknesses and work on them. Suppressing ourselves with infinite guilt is silly.

Whats wrong with men. Its women that are the pains in bums

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Women are always right. and men are evil. simple.

Agreed. But men...just forget them. Women are mention-able.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Women are always right. and men are evil. simple.Well someone's got their period-pad in a bunch. :eek::p:confused::cool:

Well someone's got their period-pad in a bunch. :eek::p:confused::cool:

OI! NOT GOOD! besides. My PMS is worse. this is normal!

and you should take that back! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

I feel bad for whomever is within a 10 mile radius. :( *Holds candle-light vigil*

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Women are always right. and men are evil. simple.

Nope Men are gods and women are nags:p

*THUMP* :mad:

... awesome......