The green eyed monster

Many are of the view that jealousy is a sign of True love. Love can be expressed or shown in a number of ways and to some, being jealous is a perfect act of love. Williams Shakespeare describe jealousy as "the green eyed monster"

Psychologist has been able to prove that people who are it's true that people who feel inadequate, insecure, or overly dependent tend to be more jealous than others. Feelings of jealousy are normal in a relationship. But it’s how we act on it that counts.

Jealousy can make relationship become so twitted. Some people, for no good reason, become consumed by it, undermining their self-esteem, and even going ahead to submit their partner into another's arms—the very outcome they had feared. In the worst cases, they become violent.

SO HOW CAN WE HANDLE JEALOUSY IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS

one of the easiest way to handle jealousy in our relationship is by coming to the realization that jealousy is not love.
Robert A. Heinlein had this to >

“Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy – in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other.”

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR PARTNER IS JEALOUS.

Being jealous most times is not caused or influenced by your partner but rather it is a mood disorder that need to be addressed fast. If your spouse is demonstrating the act of jealousy, Respond to him or her by reassuring your partner of your love. Research has shown that those who respond to partners’ jealousy by reassuring them of their interest and attraction tend to have more stable relationships.

HOW TO AVOID BEING JEALOUS.

If you are experiencing jealousy, talk about it with your partner. Fine a perfect condition to talk to your partner calming and show him that he has nothing to fear. These communication strategies are most likely to bring out positive responses in your partner. Also this will prevent your partner from being confused by your jealous behavior.

Work on your self esteem. Boost your confidence in your self

Don’t look for what is not missing. Avoid situations that are likely to arouse false suspicions. Going through your partner’s Facebook, mails, cloths etc. Will just make little and irrelevant things get you angry.

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