Jealous of him, or jealous of how easy it looked?
From From the Threads, a Club column. About this column ↗
A partner comes home happy after a conversation with someone else.
Nothing dramatic has happened. They're just visibly delighted.
Which part bothers you, if any?
That they liked the person? That they didn't feel conflicted? Or that you weren't there to share the excitement?
Words related to jealousy and insecurity appeared in 1,255 threads in the WifeWantsToPlay archive. That's 14.2% of the discussions by our broad keyword test. It is not a measure of how many participants felt jealous.
People can use the word to describe excitement, fear, resentment or a feeling they cannot quite name.
"I'm jealous" may be accurate. It doesn't tell your partner what to do.
A much more useful sentence begins: "The bit that stayed with me was..."
Research note: Based on keyword analysis of a self-selected adult forum archive. Threads may contain fiction, and terms can appear in multiple discussions. These counts are not a survey of couples. How the archive was used ↗