Why the friends being jealous..?

@siliguri (4241)
India
January 19, 2011 11:44pm CST
One thing i observe a good friend or a friend become jealous to see the success of his/her friend. I have a friend we are good friend but one thing i notice he get jealous when i achieve some good thing in my life means suppose people appreciating me for some good deed but what i feel to see him he is not happy he shows he is happy but really he is not. Sometime i feel i should left him but i can't because i like his company. So there is two question why the friends are jealous and should i left him..?
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11 responses
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
20 Jan 11
People are inherently proud. Everyone wants to be successful. So it is normal for friends to be a little jealous. But if your jealous friend starts to back-stab you, that's different. He's not a friend anymore. Think of his jealousy as a compliment. He likes what happened to you to happen to him.
@siliguri (4241)
• India
20 Jan 11
Yeah!! it means you are achieving the success but if your close one are getting jealous so the success is useless... Thanks friend for the response..have a nice day...
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@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
21 Jan 11
Nah, it doesn't mean that the success is useless. Unless you want to brag about your success and your friends to stand in awe and just praise you for being successful, then it is useless. At least your friend pretends to be happy. It means that even if he is jealous he still knows his place and would still be happy for you.
• Philippines
20 Jan 11
Greetings! I've been in that kind of situation too. I have this friend, actually she's my bestfriend. Whenever other people gave me compliments I notice that she's not happy. Even in my love affairs. It seems like she don't want me to have a better boyfriend. She's not happy for what I achieved and I don't know what to do about that then there came a time that because of her attitude, she lost her friends and I'm one of them and I told her frankly about her attitude and now, she's changing. I told her that if you're not happy for others, then God won't give you blessings. :)
@siliguri (4241)
• India
20 Jan 11
Yeah!! friend doesn't look good after being a good friend you are becoming jealous.. don't mind this thing mainly found in girls.. Anyway thanks for the response...
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
20 Jan 11
When it comes to friendships, we should be happy for our friends when good things are happening for them. We shouldn;t be jealous or envious of their good fortunes just because it doesn't belong to us. a good friend should support another good friend. Being there for each other is what it's all about. it not about material possessions.
• Mexico
20 Jan 11
Hi siliguri: I have felt this way as your friend and you feel horrible becuase you know that you have to feel happy but at the same time you are not because everybody wants to succeed in something; so maybe if he feels that his friend is better in almost everything he feels sad for it even if he is a really good friend and appreciates you. I think that you should try on these cases to change the subject or do something that makes him feel more confident to himself. ALVARO
@Jotomy (6322)
• India
20 Jan 11
Hi siliguri, no siliguri you need not to leave a person unless until they do harm to you, having jealous is common i too noticed in most of the people. But we can't help with their nature, it will burn them not to us. So just leave that matter to him only and don't think more about it, it may effect to your good friendship too. We will have that in our mind being happy for the prosperous of us why they feel jealous? Have a nice day.
@Sissi321 (130)
• China
21 Jan 11
jealous is the normal thing between friends...but if your friend don't back-stab you ,he is also your friend...because jealous is the human nature...but he is do the good thing for you, he is also be your friends...
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
20 Jan 11
I am sorry to hear this but we have to accept that the definition of friendship has changed over the years. I would personally never feel jealous with anything good happening with my friends. That's how I am. But today, people have changed and little bit of competitive spirit is not bad, especially, if they are working in the same work group having that same age group. And also 'to what extent' and 'how' they react is important. Things shouldn't go over board, so much so that we lose a good relationship. I would ask you to little patient and deal with it with a smile. Sometimes, this works better than the fights. Just let go.
@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
20 Jan 11
Jealousy is a disease of the soul and it's also a sign of the inability of a person for something he had hoped. If your friends feel jealous, I suggest you stay away from him immediately. People who are in a state of jealous, generally will try to drop the mentality of people who become the object of jealousy. He will terrorize you in every way and more bitterness again, he would spread negative news about yourself to your friends
@koikei (206)
• Philippines
20 Jan 11
greetings! people don't really plan on being jealous. sometimes it's rooted in insecurity and probably your friend feels that he hasn't done much compared to you and he resents you for that. but you shouldn't take it too personally since he has probably self-confidence issues. you deserve whatever you have achieved. if this is the only issue you have with him, then stay with him since this is too petty. your friendship deserves more understanding than this. good luck! :)
• Philippines
20 Jan 11
by nature, people are competitive. and most often we tend to compare our success with the people closest to us which usually are our friends, sometimes family. healthy competition is good and part of that is a little jealousy. believe it or not it can actually help motivate a person. but jealousy is not good anymore if it turns to hatred. when you become bitter or hurtful to your friends because you of your jealousy that's not good anymore. is your friend being hurtful to you? if so, i suggest that you talk to him regarding his attitude. but not in a confrontational way but in a somber, kind way. explain to him that his attitude is being hurtful. chances are, he is not aware of this and you would be able to help him improve his personality. if in someway he become confrontational, leave him. he is not a good friend.
• India
20 Jan 11
A friend, no matter how close they may be, will always be jealous of your success. If you go ahead of them, its but obvious that they wont like it coz they are behind you. In such case you should give them a chance to improve. If they still continue to be jealous, better leave them. True friends are difficult to get. Happy Mylotting