t0ri Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Simply put, do/have you ever liked when your significant other has been jealous?
Fouts Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 In normal situations calling it for it, sure. It reminds you of how much they love you
tfkizzle Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Simply put, do/have you ever liked when your significant other has been jealous? Simply put, I think a tiny bit of normal, non-crazy jealousy is a good thing. I got ripped a new ******* for saying as much, however, in this thread.
fallendisguise Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 It depends on the situation. Normally, no I do not. But, I think a normal dose of it, only occassionally or shown sparingly, does show that your partner cares. I definitely do not like it when it becomes controlling or over the top. Then again, I'm not a jealous person by nature. If an SO talks about or mentions someone of the opposite sex or has a lot of opposite sex friends I don't really worry about it unless a flag is thrown up. Usually when that happens though, it is the person you are with causing it and not the other, which is another matter in its own.
LucreziaBorgia Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 It depends, really. There is the jealously that your partner feels that makes you aware that he does not want other men to have what he has (which is nice knowing that someone wants you all to themselves) and then there is a pathological jealousy that has nothing to do with you and everything to do with the person's insecurity. When jealousy is based on desire, ok - that can be good. When jealousy is based on pathological insecurity, then that can be very bad indeed. I've been with partners of both types, and let me tell you - there is a world of difference.
counterman Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 I like that my girlfriend would think that I am of value to be with. I mean, if she is okay with my flirting with other girls and wouldn't get jealous or hurt or anything, than I am better off without her. As for jealousy, I wouldn't say I like it to an extent. If she is jealous of my girl friends, than that's fine. If it's possessive, crazy jealous, than no, I wouldn't like that.
Woggle Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 No because that means she only likes me because she wants to compete with other women.
sally4sara Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 A little bit in good fun or mostly joking is fine. Beyond that, it becomes an insult that implies I have a low character. For a person to be truly jealous, they have to believe their partner would step outside the relationship for another person.
threebyfate Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 A life lesson that I learned the hard way: Both times I was feeling territorial, there was good reason for it. One cheated, the other was a grass is greener type. The interesting thing was that the cheater was both jealous and territorial. So...be careful what you wish for.
pandagirl Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 People who display excess amounts of jealousy, tend to also be controlling/abusive.
Jersey Shortie Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 A splash of lime never hurt nobody. Well said AwesomeUserName!
Ross PK Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 People who display excess amounts of jealousy, tend to also be controlling/abusive. Eew, no I wouldn't want that.
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