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We often think that jealousy is a problem that the other person has—the one who is jealous. But you may also be the target or focus of your partner’s jealousy. Jealousy is a two-person problem.

Jealousy can be seen as emotional metadata. It is its own emotion, yes, but also a message carrier for deeper and shier emotions that struggle to make it to the surface. Feeling jealous in a romantic ...

Jealousy is that emotion that feels complicated. It can emerge out of a sideways glance, a slow reaction, or even silence. It isn't necessarily logical. Sometimes it bursts into flames, sometimes it ...

In the complex world of human interaction, unwarranted criticism and jealousy are prevalent issues that many individuals grapple with. This phenomenon isn’t just confined to personal relationships. It ...

My heart started pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears. My hands were shaking. Every few seconds, I thought I heard ...

Compersion is a form of sympathetic joy in which Person A experiences positive thoughts and emotions when they know about Person B's positive experience, even if Person A gets nothing out of it for ...

Sometimes you just get a weird feeling about a person. They haven't done anything outright wrong, but you can't shake the idea that something is off. If you're feeling that way about someone you know, ...