{"id":37020,"date":"2018-08-14T20:46:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T17:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=37020"},"modified":"2020-08-24T07:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T07:56:49","slug":"jealousy-in-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/jealousy-in-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Psychological Causes of Jealousy in Relationships & How to Deal with It"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest psychological problems that both women and men deal with is jealousy in relationships. So what are its hidden causes?<\/h2>\n

The sense of jealousy, as long as it is kept under control and remains within the limits of common sense, may be beneficial. It is a sort of proof of love for our partner. However, when jealousy in relationships is out of control and becomes an obsession<\/em>, it takes pathological forms, and this can have extremely serious consequences in a relationship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, many of the relationships<\/a> have ended due to the pathological jealousy of one of the partners<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It is often said that when we love somebody, we will feel a drop of jealousy. This statement is perfectly true. All psychologists are of the opinion that a marital relationship that is animated by the jealousy<\/a> of one of the partners can drive away routine.<\/p>\n

Up to a certain point, jealousy can keep the feelings of love on. Also, jealousy can motivate people to take more care<\/a> of their physical appearance. It may inspire someone to become more involved in the relationship, in order to dispel uncertainty and a possible competitor.<\/p>\n

This increases the chance of consolidating a marriage<\/a>, and studies actually show that relationships in which one or both partners are jealous (without becoming an obsession<\/em>) have a longer and even happier bond.<\/p>\n

What Causes Jealousy in Relationships?<\/h2>\n

Most of the time, we confuse love with the obsession with controlling everything at every step. In a more plastic way, “counting every breath and every thought<\/em>” of our partner.<\/p>\n

We believe that this means love, but by doing so, we do nothing but treat our significant other as an object. However, this kind of attitude only causes us to suffocate and push our partner away from us.<\/p>\n

The scientific definition describes<\/a> jealousy as \u201ca complex emotion that encompasses feelings ranging from fear of abandonment to rage and humiliation.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In fact, jealousy in relationships is the insecurity both in the partner we love but especially in ourselves. This is because we live on the idea that our partner must belong to us, but we are not sure we can keep them in our lives.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, jealous people have the impression that their partner is more beautiful, more attractive, and so they are always afraid that if they walk alone in the world, they may not return to us.<\/p>\n

Jealous people think they are not good enough for their partner and thus, they become more and more obsessive and suspicious.<\/p>\n

Concluding, the main cause of jealousy in relationships is insecurity and mistrust <\/strong>in ourselves.<\/p>\n

However, there could also be other causes of jealousy<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n