Q
Do you think that jealousy is healthy within relationships? Should it not exist or is a little of it healthy?
Anonymous
A
Jealousy is healthy…or so I’ve heard. I am a jealous woman and let me tell you it gives me SHIT TONS of stress. More stress than I really deserve, to be honest.
But of course, it’s totally fine if you see your man/woman checking out someone else. Of COURSE you are going to care. That is why I say a teeny tiny bit of jealousy is totally natural and fine. How you cope with it and what you do with it is another story. Do you ask your lover calmly about that phone number you found on their napkin? Sure. Do you throw a bitchfit when their best friend is of their preferred gender (for romance)? No. That’s not cool.
There are limits. You need to find them.
