TeenConnect: Trending April 10, 2023 Issue

Feeling jealous?

Nancy Lavender Bryan

Originally appeared online in the teen series Trending - February 13, 2023

AARON CRANFORD — STAFF

Q: How can I stop being jealous of my friends’ relationship?

A. When I was a sophomore in college, I met this really cool guy I’ll call Joe. He was smart and good-looking, with a quirky sense of humor. We had the same major and friends in common, so I thought we’d make a great couple. Unfortunately, the same thought didn’t occur to Joe. He started dating a girl in my dorm I’ll call Katie. I wasn’t just disappointed—I was jealous! How could Joe prefer Katie to me? She was just a freshman. And an immature and silly one, I thought.

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