“From harmless flirting to actually dating a guy, no matter the situation, when your ex realizes that you’re with or interested in another man, his jealousy, anger, and frustration become highly evident. When your ex becomes jealous and maybe even a little mad, he’s obviously still stuck on you.”— Ashley Page, madamenoire.com
“Is he rubbing his new date in your face? Is he posting stuff on Facebook because he knows it’ll touch a nerve? Is he out of control flirting, but only when you’re around? He might think he’s making you jealous, but all he’s really doing is revealing that he still has feelings for you.”— Nick Bastion, vixendaily.com
“When you go out, he doesn’t really care if other guys look at you. In fact, he might actually like it. If you flirt with other guys or even tell him that you’re dating other people, it doesn’t phase him. He’s not interested in claiming you as his own.”— Ryder Ramsey, thetalko.com
“He's not jealous. He trusts you. He doesn't get upset when he sees another man looking your way or trying to get your attention. He knows you're his, and doesn't question it.”— Teddi Ginsberg, wewomen.com
“Jealousy we understood and thought natural... But envy was a strange, new feeling for us.”— Toni Morrison, amazon.com
“Because really, that’s what comparison does: it makes life all about me, how I measure up or fall short. And all that self-absorption consumes our mental energy and prevents us from enjoying life.”— Kay Wills Wyma, amazon.com
“The seed of a doubt that you are not as good as someone else is where it all starts.”— Sofia Price, amazon.com
“If you don’t like the fruit that keeps cluttering up your backyard, the only real solution is to dig up the tree by the roots and eliminate the issue once and for all. If you deal with the source, you’ve dealt with the problem.”— Andy Stanley, amazon.com
“If you catch yourself seeking the validation of others, change the direction of your thoughts, redirect the attention away from you, and instead focus it on the bigger picture.”— Jessica Riley, amazon.com
“When you try to control your partner, you are at risk of pushing them away. It is oppressive to have someone constantly trying to lure you away from the things you enjoy, or being critical of what you are doing. Relationships that are vibrant require that two people be in control of their individual…”— Stanley Steel, amazon.com
“Oftentimes when jealousy is present in relationships, its roots are related to rejection and abandonment. A jealous partner may have been rejected or abandoned at some point in their life and the fear of feeling that pain again causes jealous behaviors to surface.”— Robert Rain, amazon.com
“I envy the cup of coffee that gets to kiss your sleepy lips awake every cold and bitter morning.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.”— Jess C Scott, amazon.com
“You don't think twice about why you got so mad when your favorite seat at the bar was taken, or when you had a conniption because the boots you wanted in mahogany brown were sold out, but your friends immediately chalk it up to your inescapable only child syndrome.”— Erika Huber, elitedaily.com
“To stoke your guy's interest, trail a yummy waiter with your gaze or flash a flirty smile at one of his friends when you know he's watching you. And it never hurts to make an extra bit of effort with your appearance when you know you'll be in a situation where other men will admire you. Just the pos…”— Colleen Rush, cosmopolitan.com
“If you flirt with a friend of his when he can see, and he looks jealous or automatically flirts back.”— Ryan H, answers.yahoo.com
“When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman.”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“I really wish it were only me and you. I'm jealous of everybody in the room.”— Blink 182, youtube.com
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.”— Milan Kundera, books.google.com