to be a little bit jealous

[orange7484]

A girl/woman I used to be friends with as a child is getting married today. We lost touch a long time ago but I still have her on Facebook. The whole process has been shared with the world, from the proposal, the dress shopping, the five hen dos and now the wedding day.

She was always the perfect girl, the one everyone wanted to be friends with, good at everything she tried, amazing family, pretty, the teachers' favourite and eventually, the one all the guys wanted to date. She is now marrying an equally perfect guy, who is basically her male equivalent.

She's having a huge wedding and I can't help but feel a little jealous today. I know it's irrational, but I suppose I feel not much has changed from childhood, while my life is just a bit crap. Has anyone else ever felt this way?

Just unfollow her, while no ones life is perfect there are people who do lead charmed lives and have the best of times, just as there are others who have a miserable life with no luck. It's not always down to life choices either.

So yes OP I've felt like this sometimes, when I look at some peoples lives I don't feel jealous and I don't feel resentful but sometimes I have compared and that is never a good thing. So I have just acknowledged my feelings and tried not to justify them.

lizzybusy

Younger people would rather die (ok maybe not die) than be seen uploading lots to Facebook. It’s not cool and seems to be limited to people in their late 30s and above.

It’s nothing to be envious about, it’s embarrasing and reeks of ‘granny was allowed on Facebook’

Perfect in Facebook world doesn't equal perfect in the real world.
Maybe:
She had to have that many hen parties as people she cares about don't get on.
She wanted a small quiet wedding and this has snowballed and she's stressed about it.
Etc etc.....
People put the best version of themselves on Facebook and you're buying it. Unfollow her if it's upsetting you.

Ansumpasty that makes sense as I'm in my thirties..so would explain the mindset of most of my fb friends who are around the same age. One beautiful picture with a caption speaks volumes...no-one wants to see 21 pictures of the same thing ! You're right it is very much 'Granny' with her bag of photos to show the family, while all the young people scuttle off and hide! lol

I bet she, and her life, aren't as perfect as you think.

You can unfollow someone on FB without unfriending them. I think that would be a good idea in your case. Forget about her.