Neighbor's grass is greener

[Chosen Enemy]

As humans, we're used to think that neighbor's grass is greener. There are always things we don't have that others have, and we're jealous, or even mad at that.

Do you ever feel like neighbor's grass is greener than yours? Do you think people think that and it's actually not true, because what you have they don't, just like the things they have you don't?

What's your take on that?

 

[WileyDairyGnome]

Actually our grass is greener because our lawn gets more sun. 😎

Well I get jealous of other people sometimes, I think it's natural for people to be jealous of others. But sometimes people get can extremely jealous. I don't think I get extremely jealous, but I do get jealous. It's just the way of life. 😛

 

[wickedtiger86]

I kind of think that life is what you make it. I am a happy person, most of the time and that's all I really want out of life.

The last time I felt any jealousy, that I can remember, was when someone close to me became pregnant and since there is an extreme likelihood that I can't, it stung for a little, just a day or so.

And that was months and months ago. And it was a completely unfamiliar feeling for me. I remember being disturbed at myself for feeling that way.

But at the same time, it's a completely understandable reaction in a lot of people. It's very human and therefore, at least to me, very interesting.

You come up with awesome threads. For reals.

 

[PrincessBuffy16]

For me, it's not about jealousy.. it's about looking down on myself. I never wanted to be someone else, or have someone's else things.. but I often wondered, how come other people are so much better that they have things I want.

 

[LizzieRainbow]

I will admit i get jealous from time to time but i would say i am pretty happy with the things i have in my life and looking at my neighbours i think it is safe to say my grass is the greener lol

 

[kittenpoker]

I absolutely get jealous. It comes from insecurity and it feels terrible. I work toward ridding myself of this toxic emotion... But like everything, its a process.

 

[WWGD]

Jealousy is a natural human emotion. Everybody feels it at times. Of course, it's also very complicated. A person's life is not better than yours simply because they have something that you don't.
This reminds me of BtVS ep 3.18 Earshot, when Buffy is talking to Jonathan in the watchtower and she's telling him how everybody has their own problems, even the people he considers lucky and is probably jealous of (e.g. the popular kids).

 

[Whirlwind]

Sure, I get jealous of other people sometimes. I am jealous of Rick Fox for dating Eliza Dushku, for example 😉 But I don't let jealousy affect me too much, I'm happy where I am now in life. If you spend too much time worrying about the things you don't have, you can't appreciate the things that you do.

 

[Washburne]

I'm great at complaining and to be jealous of others. Mostly it's for venting since I my whole life has bottled things up inside. Plus being insecure and afraid for the jealousy bit. But at the same time I'm aware that compared to most people in the world I have it pretty good and that I wouldn't want to change my whole life with them. Some parts I wouldn't mind changing but that's for myself to change. It won't happen by watching others and being jealous.

 

[kittenpoker]

I heard once that if you could gather with a bunch of people and everyone write their problems down on a piece of paper and throw it into the middle... most often everyone would want to take their own problems back.

Not sure if that's actually been tried, but it's a nice idea.

 

[Valjavertjinn]

I'm pretty competitive, so I get angry/jealous when I get beaten, but I quickly shrug it off and am usually a good loser.

 

[Skytteflickan88]

Sometimes, I look at what some people have and think "I want that". But I'm not sure I have anything I'm willing to trade for it, expect for physical objects.

For example, I'd love to have a career. But not if it takes me far away from my family for a long time. So while I am jelaous of people with exciting careers, a part of me never wants that.

I would however, be willing to move into my own house instead if living with my parents. That would be the kind of green grass I'm happy to get.

But I know that the things I really want, I can get for myself some day.

 

[zobothehobo]

I get jealous of people... but not like people I know (except my sisters). I get jealous of my sisters... but other than that i get jealous of people doing what I want to do... like people in the entertainment industry. i want to be there so bad, it hurts to see people I feel are less deserving than me/suck at their jobs.

 

[Valjavertjinn]

I had a horrible dream last night.
I was at school, in my favorite class, and my favorite teacher asked question. I answered it correctly, but the teacher just glared and ignored me. Another girl gave the same answer, and the teacher beamed at her and gave her extra credit. The whole dream was like this, with the one girl doing better at me in everything, especially areas that I pride myself in excelling at. Even my friends were irritated by me. So I was super jealous in the dream.