# Understanding Jealousy **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 6, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-jealousy/238466 "2004-04-06T00:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Black\_Train\_Song](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-jealousy/238466/41 "2004-04-29T12:45:42Z")
Hey…I didn’t mean for it to look like I didn’t believe you. I was just saying that most of that information could be seen two different ways. I actually think you have every reason to be questioning this guy. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-jealousy/238466/42 "2004-04-29T21:13:09Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > I don’t understand jealousy at all. I don’t even understand why your boyfriend would get all bent out of shape if you were having sex with other guys (and/or gals) although I’ve come to accept that most of the world is sexually possessive like that (poor world!) but this is just downright pathological. I was wondering how many posts it would take for you to come in and say this 🙂 Myself, the only relationship reason I could see for being jealous of your SO would be if they were active without telling you, but then when you were “in the mood”, they weren’t, for obvious reasons. Especially since, even in situations where an SO is cheating, that SO usually STILL has an expectation that the other member will stay faithful, which is hypocritical. And there is also the whole STD thing about unfaithfulness and open relationships… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-jealousy/238466.md?page=2)