On Jealousy
The first time I remember experiencing jealousy was around age 10. My best friend and I would jump on the trampoline and make silly jokes. Another kid showed up who had a completely different vibe and sense of humor, and I remember feeling threatened that his charm would steal my best friend, and I would be left to jump on the trampoline by myself. I remember hating this new kid, and hoping that he would not steal my best friend. This is my first recollection of the emotion of jealousy. More recently I was seeing someone who mentioned that she had a crush on a guy who we both knew in college. This guy had a completely different vibe from me and was cool in ways that I would never be. I immediately felt a rush of hatred for this guy, and fear that if we were all in the same room, she would be more attracted to him than to me. I felt so angry, so weak, so jealous. One more example. I work in an office, and am the proud owner of 3 plants that sit on the windowsill in a shared h...