Would you feel jealous if your friend is more popular than you?

United States
July 22, 2011 11:24pm CST
To be honest here, if I don't feel a bit jealousy, I am maybe lying in front of your face. Actually, yes, I admitted it, I felt a bit jealous, because my co - worker, also my friend is popular at our department. He, undoubtedly is a nice person, and who is always willing to help people, and he is skilled. In comparison to me, he absolutely would do a better job than me, in reliability. So, my question is, would it be bad to feel jealous, because most people would come to him, and they would talk to him more and be friend with him. If this jealousy make me a bad person, how should I learn to accept it?
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@xuyxuy (432)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
I guess jealousy would not make you a bad person if you know how to handle it. It's pretty natural to be jealous at times. But just don't do over it. Remember each person is unique hence, bare in mind that there are things that make that friend of yours popular and there are also things or characteristics that you have will also be popular. And there will come a time that both of you will be popular in different perspective soon.
@cathloe (184)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
i agree with what you stated xuyxuy. every person has his own uniqueness that makes him noticeable and popular. we are different in every way. you might not know, some people are jealous of you too. everyone has their own jealousy to any people they know. they just don't admit it. =) and that's nothing wrong with that =)
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@judelen (428)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
Hello! Jealousy is normal to the every person with heart. In Human nature it's natural to a person to get jealous. But don't jealousies be the reason for you to do bad things. Accept of what you are, and try to do good things to make your friends surrounds notice you of what you do. Every person has different characteristics and behaviors and accept the fact that you cannot please everybody surrounds you. As you said your friend does better than you. That's the reason maybe he has many friends but don't just be down yourself because as I said that every individual has different characteristics and likes to a person. I'm sure you have also other friends and I know they like you in different way anyway. Don't be that a problem to you, just strive hard, work better, do good things to other and pray always.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
Not really, it is a natural thing to be... when someone is more popular than you. I have friends that are more popular than me to, and I do envy them sometimes, but that doesn't get in the way of our friendship in any way. Just count your blessings..
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@surekharathi (14146)
• India
23 Jul 11
Never I never jealous if my friend is most of popular because I think ohhh she/he is most popular because I am his/her friend. Friend popularity will came by our work style, by our nature, talking way etc. If my friends are talking about my another friend infront of me then I also meet together and will say yes really he/she is very good I am happy she/he is my friend. I will also tell some popular words about my friend but never jealous by he/she. I will also say yes EAST OR WEST AND MY FRIEND IS BEST. [i][/i]
@ckciasigurl (2081)
• Italy
23 Jul 11
hi kingparker yes sometimes i do jealous to my friends because of the body i mean they are not that fat they can wear what clothes do they like but for me im fat i cannot i know im not suppose to be jealous,
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• Philippines
23 Jul 11
I think its normal for normal people to be jealous if our friend is more lucky than we are. Because we are not God and we're just human. I admit I felt jealous too to some of my co-workers before (when I was still working) when they got the promotion before me. But I just keep it to my self and pretended nothing happened. However, as time passes by I forget it and I continue to move on as what they say life must goes on. So I think its normal my friend for us human....
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
Hi kingparker! I don't think it's bad to be jealous. It only gets bad when you do foolish things because of it. But if you feel jealous and you use that jealous to make yourself a better person, then there's nothing wrong it. Jealousy is bad if because of it you start doing things that make you bad, like being mean to that co-worker of yours, of always waiting for him to make a bad move, that sort of things. I also admit that I get jealous with friends whenever they get popular than me. I mean, in things that I know I excel, if my friend is praised in one of those things and I don't, I get jealous. Just like the other day, my friend was praised for her dancing talents. We just performed then in a program. I know I'm good at dancing and people praise me all the time, but at that moment, when a co-worker praised my friend and not me, I got jealous. But I immediately forget about the feeling and I just thought that my friend really has the talents and I'm proud to be friends with her.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
23 Jul 11
Jealousy makes competition. Would you like to upgrade yourself again? And be friends with him again? We mylotters won't jealous you. We are the best!
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@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 11
i dont think i am looking for popular i dont like to be a popular people so i know, i had no jealous if my friend is more popular than me
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@cathloe (184)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
i have a lot of friends that are more popular than me. and i admire them for that because they stand out from the crowd. i also admit that i'm a bit jealous but there's nothing wrong with you being jealous of your friend. it's natural for everyone. when you are jealous of someone, it only means that you admire that characteristic that he/she has. and to tell you more, a friend who is more popular than you, or has many friends than you, makes you a person like him/her. i mean, you'll have the chance that you'll acquire that same characteristics that he/she has. friends are like milkshakes. they taste good when mixed together. so don't worry, just be yourself in every way, show your inner goodness and maybe many will appreciate you too like your friend. =)
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@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
1 Nov 11
hi, of course not,i will never feel that jealous when my friend is more popular than me,aside from that i could be happy because i have a friend whisch is popular and i am proud that i have like him/her as my friend,and aside from that,it could also a motivation for me to level myself on his/her level for being popular.
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
26 Jul 11
I would never be jealous of my friend. If he happens to be more popular, so bet it. Look, I grew up with my cousins, and they were better looking and more popular then me. It didn't faze me in the least. Jealousy does not make a person bad, but it could cause problems if you get over bearing over things like that.
@18saurab (89)
• India
23 Jul 11
It's a human nature to get jealous to those who are higher to you in designation either they are your friends or your family members
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• United States
23 Jul 11
Not to be conceited or anything but I am more popular that my friends and they tell me it all the time. I have a friend named Tatianna who would always create rumors about me and I didn't find out until the end of 8th grade I forgave her but said I didn't want to speak to her ever again and now shes always calling me saying she can live without me. Saying im her life.. It made me feel really bad but i don't need the drama in my life.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
24 Jul 11
I am not jealous if my friends are more popular than me. They are more outgoing than I am and they like to socialize. I like to stay to myself most of the time. I have never fit in with people but me being unpopular made me a good person anyway.
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Jul 11
Hiya King, A feeling of envy in most of us is just a passing thing. Some of us might feel a twinge of envy and others a load of jealousy that can last for a long long time if they don´t take it into hand and curb it right there. I can´t say that I have never felt envious either. There are so many times when you could think I wish I was as good looking as her or I wish I had that kind of figure. I had to work with jealous People and I found them to be corrosive and negative to be with as well.
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
23 Jul 11
No I never feel jealous about my friend if he has getting more popularity than me. Because I always want that my friends get more success and also more popularity in every way of life more than me. Because I know the values of friendship. Because friends always give us help when nobody give us help. So I think there is no matter of jealous for me if my friends getting more popularity than me.
• Philippines
24 Jul 11
I also had a popular friend. He knew a lot of people. At the time we were getting free passes to clubs and bars that has an expensive entrance fee. It's really a benefit having a popular friend so I won't feel jealous about it.
• India
24 Jul 11
No my friend. Why to get jealous on him. He is your friend. So in my view, you can take him as your inspiration and try to live like him. Be a helpful person to others like him. Then everyone comes around with you and everyone would like to be a friend with you. If he is really a friend for you, then how can you get jealous on him?? Because our friends are not a third person.. I feel my friend is a part of me. then how can i feel jealous on him. Since i have 2 friends in my life. The people whom i think my best friends ( 2 of them ) are not thinking me as a best friend. For this reason only i feel depressed.. So now a days i am just being lonely and being a good friend for me myself. If i get a good friend and he is more popular than me, I don't and also i can't get jealous on him even a little much. I'll proud to be a friend for him because helping tendency minded people are equally to God.. Do we get jealous on God???
@Jamie911 (104)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
jealousy in this kind can also be good because it can give you a goal which you want to achieve, but if you think the other way it could be bad like you want to drag him down and i think of course you won't think like that because your friends but instead you will think of it as competition. i think i would be jealous too but i won't think that i am bad. its normal i think.