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Has anyone never felt a pang of jealousy, ever?

64 replies

Romantique · 25/10/2021 17:38

Over their partner and other women. I do occasionally get pangs when he talks about coworkers and compliments them, or when he’s texting a female friend and asking to meet up, or comments on an attractive woman, or talks about an ex.

I don’t ever tell him not to do or speak to x person etc. But I do get these feelings inside and I’d say every several months I might share how I feel with him.

I feel horrible for it even though I trust him, it doesn’t happen often but I feel like some sort of psycho after.

I’m probably being too hard on myself. Once I know the friend or the person I stop caring whatsoever and he always invites me along so there’s no problem.

Is there anyone on here who has never felt the slightest bit of jealousy and is 100% secure in themselves.

OP posts:
Merryoldgoat · 25/10/2021 23:40

I feel it. Just not about my relationship/husband.

StarCourt · 25/10/2021 23:51

I'm not the jealous type at all, never have been. Not in relationships or of other peoples lives or circumstances.
I can't see the point

Clandestin · 25/10/2021 23:55

I’m occasionally envious of the professional successes of a friend in the same field as I am, but no, I’m never jealous of my DH’s friendships with, or admiration of, other women. He’s lucky to have me.

stillonthattightrope · 25/10/2021 23:57

I've been very jealous in past relationships. One relationship was ruined I thought

stillonthattightrope · 26/10/2021 00:01

Ffs!

As I was saying... I thought I'd ruined a relationship with my jealousy and I sort of did but actually he gave me reasons to.

In my current relationship I'm not jealous at all but he doesn't really meet any women or have any female friends so I guess that's easy. But actually, I feel secure with him.
I know he loves me, he's not interested in other women, he's not flirting to boost his ego.
None of that means he won't cheat but me fretting about it isn't going to change that.

Aprilx · 26/10/2021 05:38

My husband doesn’t text female friends asking to meet up, doesn’t comment on attractive people and doesn’t talk about exes. If he did, maybe it would start to grate.

AnyFucker · 26/10/2021 06:10

Honestly, no. But my husband doesn’t give give me any reason to feel that way.

TreeSmuggler · 26/10/2021 06:12

I been in two relationships and haven't ever been jealous of a partner. However I have a big problem with jealously in every other area of life, I'm jealous of colleagues, friends, random people, pretty much everyone. I wish it was the other way around, seems more normal and healthy.

malificent7 · 26/10/2021 06:13

I get jealous op...completely normal imo.

RudestLittleMadam · 26/10/2021 06:33

I used to be jealous when I was younger. My mum brought me up to expect men to cheat so I think that was hard wired into me. My ex cheated a lot including with sex workers which doesn’t help. Had lots of therapy since then and in my current relationship I’m not jealous at all of my partner’s friendships with other women. I don’t think it’s just because I trust him and have faith in him though. I think it’s because I know my own worth so if he was to cheat on me I know it’s not my fault like I used to think.

Courtier · 26/10/2021 19:56

Generally no, but he's not really a ladies man. Occasionally if he hugs an attractive woman I don't know I might feel a bit like I want to plant one on him to make a point but obviously manage to restrain myself. I think that's more jealousy of the womans attractiveness than of worry over my partner though.

Courtier · 26/10/2021 20:05

@MiddleParking

I do occasionally get pangs when he talks about coworkers and compliments them, or when he’s texting a female friend and asking to meet up, or comments on an attractive woman, or talks about an ex.

My husband has never done any of these things, I wouldn’t accept it if he did. And not because I’d be jealous. There’s a difference between feeling jealous and feeling disrespected.

Your husbands not allowed to meet his female mates? Yikes
FindingMeno · 26/10/2021 20:11

I don't get jealous, not because I think I'm the shit, but because it's a waste of energy.
The way I look at it is that if your significant other is the sort of tosser who is doing something you need to be jealous about, then they're not worth it.

MiddleParking · 26/10/2021 22:14

Your husbands not allowed to meet his female mates? Yikes

Hmm is there an echo in here? Try reading.

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