Jealousy: Love's Destroyer

Jealousy: Love’s Destroyer, it talks about how someone’s jealousy can either ruin or help a relationship. Jealousy is a person’s way, whether it is a guy or girl, of subconsciously saying her or she feels threatened. 
 
The feelings that usually cause jealousy are: fear, abandonment, loss, sorrow, anger, betrayal, envy, and humiliation. But do not be confused, jealousy is not the same as envy, even though people do interchange them for each other. 
 
Jealousy has to deal with threats of sexual or romantic infidelity or the loss of a partner to another person, whereas, envy is more of a physical emotion as to a girl being resentful to her because of what she has. Envy is the cousin to jealousy. The emotion called jealousy also has something to do with being insecure. 
 
The more insecure a person is, the greater their jealousy. But, “In small doses it is an expression of caring. It’s a way to test whether it’s safe to invest more emotion.” The threat of losing it (meaning a relationship) is a test of how much you value it.

Question: Do you believe that jealousy is an emotion that’s actions help a relationship or destroy them and why?

13 comments:

kraynock said...

I personaly think that jealousy could help and destory a relationship depending on the people that are in the relationship together. Jealousy could help a relationship by letting the other partner know that one way feel threatened, and let them know more about their partner and how they approve or disapprove of certain actions. It could also destroy a relationship because it may cause a partner to become over protective and controlling.

Nicole said...

I belive that jealousy can destroy a relationship because one person will always be controlling or trying to control the other person in what he or she does. I belive that it could also destroy the relationship becuase it will cause them to always fight about everything and in the long run end up breaking them up.

Foster said...

I believe that jealousy will destroy a realtionship. If there is jealousy between a couple this could lead to trust issues. Without trust, a relationship is meaningless. It will also destroy a relationship because it will make either of the people insecure with themselves which can cause control issues as well.

Unknown said...

I believe that jealousy can help or destroy a relationship depending on how the couple handle their problems. For example, if one is jealous, they may talk about it and this will resolve any problems that might have been caused, or would have been caused. Or, if they don't talk about it they may just let thing pile up and this would result in the destruction in the relationship.

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Szymon said...

I believe that jealousy can help a relationship because its a sign of caring for one another. Jealousy can yes be bad at certain extent but a little jealousy wouldnt be bad for a normal relationship, as long as the partner understands that the other just doesn't want to lose them, and is scared. But if there ever if any jealousy in a relationship its better to just let it out then letting it build up, because it can seriously damage a relationship.

ktran said...

Well, I believe this could go either way. Jealousy can help a relationship or destroy one based on how the partners react to this emotion. If the partners are able to talk about it, this could make their relationship stronger. If he or she cannot handle the jealousy, it could destroy the relationship, but jealousy isn't the only reason relationships breakup.

Kevin Tran

tcolossa said...

I think jealousy can help a relationship in moderation, but destroy a relationship when out of control. A little jealousy is natural in humans and simply shows that you care. However, when you let it get out of hand, trust and control issues occur. That's when jealousy can destroy a relationship.

ESmith said...

I believe that jealousy can do both to a relationship depending on the situation. A small amount of jealousy in a relationship can fulfill the spouses need for the feeling of still being wanted by his/her partner. A small amount can prove that your partner is still interested and still wants to be in the relationship. Large amounts of jealousy can leave a relationship ruined if a partner becomes controlling or if fighting and arguments begin. This can become exhausting and ultimately break up a couple.

Maisam said...

I think this could go either way depending on how far you take the situation. If a partner is jealous, then I can agree that their relationship can get stronger because it shows how much you really care about the person but this is only good if its discussable. On the other hand if a partner is getting jealous over small things like if their partner talks to another sex and stuff like that then I believe that could have a huge impact and destroy a relationship. No one wants to feel like they're trapped and the only person they're actually allowed to talk to are their partners and thats where disagreements can occur and that usually destroys a relationship

Dan Raza

LaurenZenzie said...

Personally, I agree with the comments above which state that jealousy can help and ruin a relationship. In life, everyone is bound to get jealous of something, whether it be a boyfriend talking to another girl, or a friend getting a better test grade. Jealousy is natural and healthy for relationships, but if let out of hand, jealousy can completely torment a relationship. In conclusion, I believe that jealousy can be good for a relationship, but if taken too far, jealousy turns to hatred.

Zach said...

I believe that jealousy can help a relationship but only in small doses to let the person know that they care for the other, but if someone is always jealous it can definitely ruin the relationship by the person becoming very controlling and possessive and will make the partner feel trapped and have negative feelings about the relationship.

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