Hey, Jealousy 

Jealousy can make or break any relationship. If you are not jealous enough, it can be easily mistaken for apathy and if you are too jealous you run the risk of turning your partner off completely.

I mean, admit it: in the beginning, it was cute when your significant other would get jealous for seemingly no reason and act all pouty. It probably gave you a little thrill because, this early on, you knew he really cared. But what about later on? After the dating. Maybe now you are married and getting tired of being a prisoner.

Suddenly, friends of the opposite sex are persona non grata. Your spouse gets all nervous and pissy if your skirt is a little short. Everything turns into an interrogation, all in the name of loving just a little too much. It isn't cute anymore, is it now?

I am a jealous person. I watch too much TV to not be; I've seen how relationships can crumble in an instant if you don't keep an eye out. In this day and age, many people do not respect when someone is taken and will try something anyway. I know that if it is meant to be it will happen, but still, I like to remain vigilant to an extent.

My husband is jealous too, more so than I am. I know at least one friend who rolls her eyes to the sky when we argue about silly things like who has been talking to who and who has who's phone number, etc. It can get really ridiculous sometimes.
 
How can you get over this jealousy? I don't know; since my husband and I are both jealous, we feed off each other in that way. I think it's important to be reasonable in your jealous tendencies; at least that way, you don't seem crazy. It isn't fair to prohibit opposite-sex friendships, but maybe it is fair to want to be around as often as possible when these hangouts occur. I guess it is easy to be "reasonable" in writing; implementation is a whole 'nother story.

Now I want to hear some good jealousy stories. How did you overcome your jealousy (if at all)? How did being overly jealous destroy your relationship?