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I have a story idea that's still in the nebulous stages of figuring out character interactions and how to express certain emotions, but I do want to explore how people express and deal with jealousy within their relationships and that will be the main theme of the story. Being an over-communicator and open and honest with my feelings in romantic partnerships does tend to kill a lot of jealousy, so I'm completely at a loss of how to effectively write more nuanced representations of the emotion.
I don't know what it's really like to experience the green eyed monster (don't worry, I won't use that expression in the story!). I don't know what drives the behavior beyond feelings of inadequacy, maybe. I've felt jealous twice in my life and both times I was surprised as that's not something I normally feel. Once I realized that I'd felt jealous, both times I was able to communicate to the other person what the real issue was and that was then dealt with.
I've felt professionally envious of people before and I've admitted to those feelings and dealt with them. However, I don't feel that kind of feeling translates well to more emotional and romantic relationships.
TL;DR: How do you convincingly write about jealousy, if you've not really experienced a full on raging bout of the stuff? How have you seen it come out in other people's relationships? Does it come out into the open, or is it hidden, passive-aggressive behaviors that come out? How have you seen other people handle being jealous and dealing with romantic partners who are being jealous?
I don't know what it's really like to experience the green eyed monster (don't worry, I won't use that expression in the story!). I don't know what drives the behavior beyond feelings of inadequacy, maybe. I've felt jealous twice in my life and both times I was surprised as that's not something I normally feel. Once I realized that I'd felt jealous, both times I was able to communicate to the other person what the real issue was and that was then dealt with.
I've felt professionally envious of people before and I've admitted to those feelings and dealt with them. However, I don't feel that kind of feeling translates well to more emotional and romantic relationships.
TL;DR: How do you convincingly write about jealousy, if you've not really experienced a full on raging bout of the stuff? How have you seen it come out in other people's relationships? Does it come out into the open, or is it hidden, passive-aggressive behaviors that come out? How have you seen other people handle being jealous and dealing with romantic partners who are being jealous?