Great image from a CNN.com article today. Modern-day Medusa/jealousy.In the article, there's a discussion about why jealousy occurs, and why humans and other creatures have counted jealousy as a strong and helpful trait along the evolutionary path.
Jealousy is probably one of my biggest weaknesses and one I struggle to control and ignore. Who likes a crazy jealous bitch? (hint: NO ONE).
Luckily, as I've gotten older I've mellowed out (although, after a few drinks, I can be a bit protective of my man at bars crawling with skanks.... perhaps this is a positive evolutionary side?).
The hardest situation I have been facing lately involves Tex's ex-girlfriends. Don't worry, he has no contact with them whatsoever, but it seems like every time I go up to VT we run into one or another of them (or hear a story about this or that hilarious time with one of them). I know he has a past, but it's hard to blissfully ignore it when it's being rubbed into my face.
And then there's the one that's "friended" him on Facebook (although the page was created and is run by one of his buddies, so it's not even him)... And I will admit, more than one of my exs is my friend on there as well... so it would be a tad hypocritical to be miffed about it. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself.
At the end of the day though, it's important to remember it's me he's coming home with. It's me he loves and we make each other happy. There is a reason why those other ladies (and gentlemen for me) are exs.
Reminding myself of this always makes me smile and keeps my eyes their typical shade of blue. Anyone else have a few tips for ignoring Medusa?
