He says he won't be jealous. Sure.
A confident theory meets an ordinary detail nobody thought to discuss.
People saying 'I absolutely won't get jealous' makes me nervous. How would you know?
I used to say that. I was pretty sure, too.
And then?
Then a completely harmless compliment from someone else made me feel about twelve years old. Ridiculous.
Not ridiculous. Just inconvenient.
What bothered you? The compliment or how much she enjoyed it?
She laughed. That's the part. She has this laugh I thought was ours. Which sounds possessive even typing it.
I'd be sad if my partner got upset every time I laughed with somebody.
I know. I wasn't asking her to stop. I just didn't expect to feel anything.
This is why people need fewer speeches about how evolved they are.
Exactly. You can be happy for somebody and still have a weird five minutes.
And you can say 'I'm having a weird five minutes' without making it their job to fix immediately.
Ok but if it happens a LOT, that's a different conversation.
Agreed. One reaction isn't the whole relationship.
There. An answer I actually believe.
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