If you are not jealous, you are not in love! Agree?

India
October 15, 2011 1:38pm CST
You love someone so much, you may feel completely possessive about the person. And you would want to give him/her full attention, admiration and may not like anyone else doing it to the slightest degree. If anyone does, you feel intensely jealous. Which is measured as the intensity of your love for that person. Is this a correct perception or phenomenon? I'm 50-50. What about you?
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39 responses
• United States
21 Oct 11
I do not agree. Everyone has a different personality. I know people who are completely in love, but just don't carry the trait of jealousy. It doesn't mean they love the person any less or are any less scared of losing them, they just aren't the envious type. For myself as an individual, jealousy does reflect on how much I care for someone. If I care about someone, jealousy is my way of showing I'm scared to lose them. However, I've been with many people who did not get jealous nor feel insecure, and it did not mean they loved me any less, it just meant we had different ways of showing it and reacting to certain situations. Perhaps they were more secure with themselves and our relationship.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
22 Oct 11
@ syc9435. Your comment to lilblondiemjd's response is not the way we do things here. Please read the guidelines. In my view, Lilblondiemjd's response is well thought out and intelligent and her opinion should be valued. I applaud her thoughts on the subject.
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• United States
23 Oct 11
Thanks for having my back MsTickle!
• India
25 Oct 11
@lilblondiemjd Thank you for your well reasoned comment here. @syc9435 May be you have strong negative vibes but as Ms Tickle said, it may be useful to moderate the response. Ms Tickle thanks for prevailing.
@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
16 Oct 11
To be jealous of some one or something is taking care of what you have in a non possessive behavior...we don't own another person we can only own material things! Intense jealousy is like an illness...it does not mean love it actually goes together with being controlling of another human been and that is not healthy in any relationship...usually people with low confidence on them selves suffers great jealousy and you will find people like this often alone without a partner!
• United States
16 Oct 11
That's right. We don't own the people we are in relationships or marriages with. Jealousy is like a cancer .. it grows and grows until it kills the relationship.
• India
21 Oct 11
Hi @alottodo & @PointlessQuestions: thank you both for hitting the nail on the head! It does look like its cancerous and can kill relationships.
@Galena (9110)
15 Oct 11
completely completely DISAGREE for me, a very important part of love is trust. because I TRUST my husband, even if a woman is draping herself over him, I know I can trust him, so have no need to feel jealous. if you are secure in your relationship, you're not jealous.
@Galena (9110)
16 Oct 11
the thing is, I've always considered him a whole and complete person separate from myself who has chosen to share his life with me. I do not own him. he does not own me. neither of us are a possession to be owned by the other. I would get out pretty quickly if someone I was in a relationship showed signs of jealousy or posessiveness. it's not healthy. it's not loving. posessiveness is for things, not people.
• India
16 Oct 11
@Galena I'll take that view but doesn't such strong affirmation comes after a lot of perseverance and understanding? During initial phases when emotions are bound to be intense & fragile, some amount of reassuring between partners & acknowledgement nurtures a lasting relation I thought.
@marguicha (223776)
• Chile
25 Oct 11
Jealousy has nothing to do with love. Jealousy can mean thay you are not sure of yourself as a person or that you don´t have enough confidence in your reltioship wit your partner. I loved my BF and then husband for 40 years and was never jealous even though the first years of our being together he was a pro soccer player in my country and belonged to the best team in those years. Women and teens assaulted him when we walked to a movie, asking for an autograph and all that nonsense. But there was nothing to be jealous about. It was part of what he was then. And I loved him for a lot other things that those ladies did not see.
@marguicha (223776)
• Chile
25 Oct 11
It´s easy to write as I did, after having the marriage I had. I am sure that both spouses have to give to marriage an energy of love if they want things to work. It´s not up to one partner only. And many times, we must forget (both of us) our individual interests for the wellbeing of the family. Jealousy is not a generous feeling.
@violann (436)
• United States
7 Jan 12
just a comment on the post that's all. jealously is not a good thing and there is no reason for it. If the person you are with truely loves you, you should feel it within your heart. If for some reason you don't then that is your problem not theirs. Love is not jealous, love is not cruel, love is forgiving, love is everlasting, love is not abusive, etc. Well that's all I have to say about that.
• India
25 Oct 11
Marguicha, your comment denotes mature thinking on the issue of mutual love & respect for the partner. Well narrated comment. Thanks.
@grkelly (1206)
• Malta
15 Oct 11
In my opinion if there is no jealousy then there is no true love. How can it be that you do not feel anything if someone interests your partner or spouse, or if you see him kissing her, or hugging or giving too much attention. If you do not feel anything then you do not care so you do not love him. Too much jealuosy is unhealthy but none at all is a sign of no love.
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Oct 11
life8118 Love is strong when respect and commitment is observed by the partners, jealous comes in only as a reminder that he/she belong to someone somewhere.
• India
16 Oct 11
@grkelly My own take on the issue resonates with your comments. I'm 50-50 because I also tend to consider views of @life8118 and @waflay to reflect on ways to bind the love & moderation into meaningful experience.
@macayadann (1235)
• Philippines
16 Oct 11
Jealousy is selfishness and insecurity, love is trust. You must give freedom to your partner because he or she is not a thing to be cherished inside a case.
• Philippines
21 Oct 11
Just try always to be sure that you are giving the sweetest relationship that she will never leave,try to make it alive that she will feel the regret losing it. Find new ways that will always spice up your relationship.
• India
21 Oct 11
Ha ha, I like that! Not a thing to be cherished inside a case. True. Thanks
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
22 Oct 11
Jealousy is a dark and negative emotion. Love, on the other hand is positive and light. Whichever way you look at it, one cancels out the other. If you are jealous, you are not truly in love. If you are truly in love, you can not be jealous. Think about it.
@marguicha (223776)
• Chile
25 Oct 11
I agree to that! I was never jealous and was very much in love
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
15 Oct 11
Well, you have a point. I am 75-25 and I think jealousy and possessiveness are the primary symptoms of love! If love is there, both of these qualities are likely to be there in the partners. I've seen so many people having this problem.
• India
16 Oct 11
Since t is an issue of human emotions, it can't be expected that there will be logical behavior. That's an attribute of human love and people would do well to handle the problem between them.
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
17 Oct 11
You are right. And I feel people feel something special when their partners are a bit jealous:P But it's good until it's in the limits. If it's too much, then it would cause problems in relationships.
@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
Jealousy is the spice of love. Without jealousy, love that you intertwine will not have impression and special messages. For me, Love without jealousy will taste like a meal without salt. Tasteless and easy to be forgotten
• India
21 Oct 11
Hi advokatku, that sounds very exciting. Quite candid about the emotions! Like it. Thanks for posting in.
• Philippines
18 Oct 11
I agree with what you've said. I don't feel jealous if I don't love the person. I feel nothing whenever I saw him with someone else. No hard feelings but there is this guy that whenever I saw him talking to another girl, grrrr,, I really feel so jealous especially when I see them both laughing. I really don't like the way I feel. I don't like the feeling of being jealous. Because I'm jealous, I can say that i'm in love with that person and whenever I got more and more jealous, I feel like my love is going deeper and deeper. Anyway, that's all. Happy mylotting. :D
• India
21 Oct 11
Thanks for your thoughts Bianca. There has to be a moderation between deep love & jealousy as otherwise, it may turn an intense negative emotion. I hope that makes sense. Apologies for delayed comment!
@mokkka (881)
• Bulgaria
18 Oct 11
I have always tried not to be jealous but it doesn't work.I guess I am that kind of person who wants everything for myself.It doesn't really matter if I am in love or not but just the fact that I am seeing somebody makes me want him for me only. Sometimes I am angry to myself because I ruin my health bothering with these things but I cannot change...
• India
21 Oct 11
Hi, you are very explicit about your feelings. I think it may be good to moderate your sentiments & channelize them for positive results. Hope that doesn't hurt! Thanks for the comment.
@globaldoc (858)
• Philippines
18 Oct 11
I think there is a deep truth to this. There is insecurity of losing someone in certain situations, and that causes the jealousy. But if the partner is just a friend, one would not even mind losing him or her. One just has to be careful that the sense of love does not end up in obsession.
• India
21 Oct 11
That's very well said globaldoc! To guard against too much of it becoming an obsession. Thanks
• Philippines
17 Oct 11
In some point or another, I would like to agree with you on this matter. To get jealous is okay as long as it is not too much. I would say its okay since for me, i could always take it as my gauge how loved I am. If my partner don't get jealous, he doesn't care about me anymore, he doesn't care if I mingle with someone else other than him, which would mean, he care less and don't love me that much. No matter how lenient your partner is, if he/she loves you he/she would naturally feel jealous if their right is touched or intruded by others. But I also believed that too much jealousy is not healthy for a relationship. Too much of everything is dangerous. Perhaps a little of everything is okay to add some flavor in the relationship to make it more delicious ;-D.
• India
21 Oct 11
That's a good take on the topic I think FarahJane. Thanks
@vasumathi (436)
• India
21 Oct 11
I do strongly agree with this. we will be jealous with the person whom we love much
• India
25 Oct 11
Hello vasumathi, there are several opinions here also that love flourishes better with trust in the other person and freedom to them and that jealousy is indication of insecurity. Well, people have differing perceptions & views! Thanks for commenting.
@jdyrj777 (6528)
• United States
16 Oct 11
I disargee. I think its possible to love without jealousy. If you trust someone you know they wont do wrong it wouldnt matter if someone else looked at them because you know your love only loves you.
• India
21 Oct 11
Thanks for being straight with your take on the issue. Appreciate it.
@sriroshan (2585)
• India
16 Oct 11
Yes I do agree with you in this regards. If you really love someone and if he/she speaks to some one you feel jealous or you don't want the person you like to speak other.
• India
21 Oct 11
Thanks for posting your comment on the topic. Appreciate it.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
16 Oct 11
I can tell only jealousy is disease and never cure it and there is love then there is fear our loves may lost so the both are fear. No this is not true no jealous means no love.
• India
21 Oct 11
Appreciate your views. Apologies for delayed response. :)
@violann (436)
• United States
16 Oct 11
Well my thought is if you love someone you really shouldn't care if someone else gives them attention. Someone else giveing them attention should only make you realize how fortunate you are that they have chosen you and have put all others aside. You're the one they want to be with and if you have uncontrolled jealousy and confront them all the time about someone looking at them (which is not their fault), then you are the one with a problem. If you keep badgering them and hounding them about others that your love one has no control over, you've got a serious problem. Learn how to accept the compliments and the looks from other and be grateful that this person has decided that you are the one they want to be with. Because for sure if you keep beating them down about other people and compliments that they receive, you will loose that person and then if for some reason you decide to stalk them, well you're just asking for trouble. Appreciate the person you are with and love, cherish them, quit worrying about others, because as long as you love and cherish, respect them and treat them right they will stay with you and do the same for you. Love is the answer: not jealousy, jealousy will kill the relationship. I know I've been there.
• India
17 Oct 11
@violann I find your comment quite explicit. If I sum it up, 'mutual trust, big heart & balanced mind' are essential for a healthy sustainable love life. I'll take time to reflect while leaving you with my appreciation for being as clear and candid as one can be.
• United States
16 Oct 11
That is not love. Love isn't jealous. Jealousy is insecurity in action. I think it is rather unrealistic to want your partners full attention at the expense of everything and everyone else. What if you have children? Do the children get shoved out the door emotionally, because there is no room for the parents to love them too? Is there no room for friends either? There must be balance in a relationship, and one that is filled with jealousy is only filled with insecurity.
• India
21 Oct 11
Hello there, thank you for your highly incisive and clear thoughts on the topic. Appreciated. :)
16 Oct 11
Nahh...i don't see it that way.In my own perspective ..i say "TRUST is enough to STOP from JEALOUSY to keep on coming.." another point here is... "i'm SO IN LOVE WITH MY GF but i show no JEALOUS to her.." ....but i tell you, i gained the TRUST after being jealous or being possessive to her for the past whole 1 year . but we made it! despite the daily arguments for being possessive last year..whoa! yep! IT'S ALL ABOUT TRUST! FINAL VERDICT: I'M NOT JEALOUS of her anymore even she meet new male friends, for what i know is We both Love each other.and we're about to be married soon next year! OH YEAH! oh and 1 more thing! (we both wrote and dare each other on who's got more hot new friends)until now.. it's a risky challenging game for us. we only got 3 rUles or reminders: 1: Know your limits 2: He or she may be hotter or gorgeous than i? i know and i dont care. 3:I LOVE YOU
• India
21 Oct 11
Wow, first of all hearty congratulations for making it up and bonding!! Those points from practical experience are really profound and add lot more value to this topic. Thanks for sharing! Happy married life!