What makes people jealous? People get envious for many different reasons. Jealousy is irrational behavior that makes people look childish and foolish. After people have a jealous outburst, they are usually sorry for things they said or done. Let’s look at some of the reasons people might use to justify their jealousy.

People sometimes get envious when someone has something that they want. This could be an item or a person. A girl could get jealous over another girl’s boyfriend. A guy could get jealous over his friend’s car. Sometimes people may even get envious when it is someone they love who has what they want.

She is prettier than I am. How many girls have you heard say, I can’t stand that skinny witch”? They may not have been so nice as to call her a witch but instead used some foul language. This is very childish behavior

They may get resentful of someone else’s attention. They may feel that a friend, brother, sister, cousin, co-worker, or anyone else gets more attention than they do. They feel this person is better liked since they get so much more attention.

I wish she were not so happy. Some people get unhappy when other people are happy. They can not stand that other people may be happier than they are. Feelings like these lead to nothing but more unhappiness.

Now we know what makes people jealous. Although there are many more reasons, these are some of the most obvious ones. People who get envious of other people really need to take some time to observe there own behavior. They need to understand what is causing these types of irrational feelings towards other individuals. They need to look at how wonderful life can be when they stop measuring their happiness to someone else’s distress. Instead of getting envious over other peoples things or happiness, they should try to be more comforting to those who have less.

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