Probably my smarts. I’m getting better grades but studying less, I’m the first one done with every test, I can memorize things very easily, et cetera. I have super nerd powers that are getting me through a summer of being both a full-time employee and a full-time student. And I still find time for other nerdy pursuits.
I think some people envy the fact that I’m married, but only because I’m “settled” and because I don’t have to play the dating game. But usually people just think I’m weird and too young.
I have no great worldly possessions or fantastic looks (except my hair, which can be really awesome sometimes) or amazing talents, so it probably ends there. Unless people envy my bizarre mix of arrogance and self-deprecation. Which, unlike my hair, is completely natural.
My ex envies my happiness with the man I will soon marry. He expresses this envy by implying that he’s going to go to court to get lots of extra child support for our 18-year-old son, who is moving in with him. He also envies my intelligence and my salary. And he envies my future husband.
Gee, now that I think about it… an hour ago and I was boiling mad and feeling like shit, but now I’m starting to feel a little better…
One of my older sister’s High School friends was the valedictorian of a class of 500+, an accomplished viola player (and also a very nice person) who later became a doctor.
I was astonished to find out she envied my ability to get high scores on standardized tests like the SAT. Apparently in spite of her prodigious academic abilities she didn’t “test” well.
Oh, no. Just that their youngest kid will be 18 and out of high school, and then we won’t have to deal with her as much, if at all. I wish her no ill; I just want her to shut up sometimes.
Working for an airline makes folks envious. I can fly free or at a seriously reduced rate any where in this country and most anywhere in the world.
I work for a great airline that gives my domestic partners full flight benefits, so I’m seriously well traveled for a guy from Mid-Michigan partnered to a fella from Arkansas.
People often comment on my relationship with my wife as though we are some sort of inspirational couple that really works well together. I think we do, but it’s sort of odd that it is a source of commentary amongst other people.
My knowledge of trivia is often commented upon. Though, I’d imagine that is common for many people around these parts.
My eyesight, I have one friend who is an older gentleman who saw me giving lines in an oration and I was reading them off of a paper on the floor, I am about 6 ft and it was around a 12pt font, so he always asks me if my eyesight is still good. It is.
Don’t be mad about that. Your ex is an idiot if he thinks he’s gonna get any child support for an 18-year-old. He’s not a child, and any support order that may have been present would have expired on his 18th birthday.
At least, that’s how it is in Florida. My dad eluded his support order for many years and didn’t make any attempt at “family” until a week after my 18th, cause he was no longer on the hook for support payments.
Nice skin, I guess. I personally don’t think it’s anything special, but I have gotten compliments from strangers about it! Also curly/wavy hair. Trust me, you really DON’T want my hair, even if you think you do. What else? My handwriting. People always tell me they wish they could print as neatly as I do. But I’ll let you in on a secret- there’s a reason why I write using block capitals, and that’s because anything else would be illegible.
I was going to mention my intelligence, sense of humor, and ability to do art. But it’s obvious that the one thing I have that others envy is my partner. He’s tall and slender and way more gorgeous than anyone has a right to be. He has the kind of personality that just radiates *joie de vivre. *He also has a “third leg” that everybody knows about (and you wouldn’t believe how rude some people can be). And he’s also the nicest human being I’ve ever met.
Well, in my uiniversity years, I volunteered with amnesty international…
The people I met (it was the 80’s) envied a lot about me… I grew up in a free, rich country with very little class structure and lots of opportunity (Canada)
Other times
now a days, people tend to envy me for my peace of mind, and intellegence/wit (blushes - but not much)
The book “Don’t sweat the small stuff” could have been written about me
I am easy going, happy, and mostly non materialistic (I will pay extra for good coffee, especially if its fair trade, for example)
Apparently in person I have a unique way of phrasing criticism of a person who’s not present in a manner that is both tactful and wouldn’t get me in much trouble if it were repeated, but expresses absolute disdain to the people who hear it directly from me. This seems to be an enviable trait; I can’t say I’m happy to be so good at back-biting. As it happens, it’s usually when I’m really, genuinely trying to be nice about whoever we’re all bitching about. Can’t hide scorn, it seems.
I always felt awkward growing up and didn’t make friends well as a kid. When I got to high school I started being more social and opened up a good deal. I made some good friends and started dating around. To my astonishment, my friend who seemed to have everything, street and book smarts, good looks, a nice family, told me that she was jealous that I was able to talk to boys and date so easily. Not to be snarky, but if you’re nice to the opposite sex and you don’t try to make them feel like scum, then they’d be more approachable. I guess being raised by guys helped me in the longrun!
The SO commented how I’m able to make people feel at ease and able to talk to me about anything.
That’s pretty funny since I’m somewhat anti-social now and I feel awkward around people still. I guess I’m like Rhiannon8404 in that I’m good at acting like I have lots of confidence and I’m at ease around people when I’m really not.
Well, I have a great lot of thick, curly, almost-black hair, streaked with silver. It’s enviable. Unfortunately, it’s also attached to my hubby’s head. My own hair, not enviously, is just past shoulder-length, rather thinnish, and if not dyed red on a regular basis, would be battleship gray.
But by far the most enviable thing about me is my marriage. We’ve been married more than 18 years, and still love one another a whole bunch, and still like hanging out with each other, too. We’re always supportive of one another, and frankly, of all my RL friends, and all his RL friends, we have one of the very happiest marriages.
A good marriage to a wonderful man. My friends seem to envy our ability to allow each other to be who we are and our discipline to plan/ budget for our goals. (no one seems to envy my cross-country move from Montana to Kansas to be with him though :o).
My ability to change. I am able to look within to make changes and I am able to make extreme life changes. This ability comes from having a mother who is not known for her capacity for mercy and moving around a ton when I was a kid.
My skin. I had terrible acne when I was young and into my early 20s, but now I have almost flawless porcelain skin (note: people do not seem to envy my inability to tan ). I also have green and gold eyes and long, thick auburn hair that I highlight red and blond.
My home. Even though our home is a modest, rented house, people always compliment us on it. I always strive to make any space I live in as comfortable, tidy, and welcoming as possible :).
