What is the difference between envy and jealousity

It's said that most people do confuse jealousity with envy. Then what is the difference between two of them?

Envy is wanting what belongs to someone else, jealousy is not wanting to share what belongs to you.

Envy, he's all mine and you keep your paws off, you just go find your own! 🙂

LMAO!

Very good description stardance.

Sooo, Envy covets what belongs to Jealousy and Jealousy doesn't want to share with Envy. If Jealousy knows someone other than Envy wants to share, Jealousy might actually consider and be comfortavle sharing, but Jealousy just hates Envy. Envy vies for opportunity to steal. Jealousy is much more attractive and Envy knows it and hopes for Jealousy's death. If Jealousy should become paranoid, Jealousy will lose it's beauty and Envy will sneak in.

Which are U?

Envy.

LOL Haffo, you r naugthy!... 🙂

Heh.

Yeah, I really have no problems with sharing. But when I want something, then I want only for myself. After I finish with it, everyone can have it.

And yeah.

You are great too.🙂

Do you think we can make such an assumption:

Envy: Is more materialistic.

Jealousity: Is more emotional.

What do you think?

But when I want something, then I want only for myself.

-- This would be Greed.

And btw I do agree that Envy is more materialistic and Jealousy more emotional.

Greed, would be not wanting to share what you already have. "It's Mine and you can't have any"

Envy, would be wanting everything you have. "I want that also... and that... and that too but I'll get the better version of yours"

Jealousy, would be feeling like someone is better or has better. Is either envy in some cases or very close to it. It's more about being posessive.

In some cases the lines between these things can be blurred.

Is either envy in some cases or very close to it.

-- I meant that in some cases jealousy and envy can be the same thing or very close to each other. For example I can say that I'm jelous of taller chics than me but if I say I'm envious of them... I'm letting you know that I also don't like them. Jelousy is not necessarily a bad thing, I admit to it if I feel it... doesn't mean I dislike anyone. It's like stardance said in her little story (which was very creative btw 🙂 ) Jealousy is more attractive but could boarder on paranoia if you take it that far as well.

"Envy, would be wanting everything you have. "I want that also... and that... and that too but I'll get the better version of yours""

So, the envy wants something and wants it to be better than others have. Therefore, a jealous person gets jealous because someone gonna get something better than this jealous person has? So it's kind of race for superiourity? Envy wants to get superiour by trying to possess what someone else already have for himself/herself, while jealousity does not want to leave the fight just yet? So it's kind of envy, but for holding your ground?


" Jealousy, would be feeling like someone is better or has better."

Or is going to be better, as if with envious person. So, jealousity is something opposite to envy.

"Is either envy in some cases or very close to it. It's more about being posessive."

Actually both of them appear to be possessive, since no one wants to leave their grounds. The difference is, one of them wants to have something that others have and make it also better than others did have before, while a person who is jealous don't want to move on from stage of being superiour.

"but if I say I'm envious of them... I'm letting you know that I also don't like them."

And that why you want to possess their qualities and not just possess their qualities, but also possess a quality that is "better" to what they already have and therefore be in more superiour situation? Because you don't like them?

"elousy is not necessarily a bad thing, I admit to it if I feel it... doesn't mean I dislike anyone. It's like stardance said in her little story (which was very creative btw ) Jealousy is more attractive but could boarder on paranoia if you take it that far as well."

Then jealousity is some sort of "defencive" quality, is used to defend your position. And when paranoia kicks in, a jealous person starts to suspect everyone as if they are his/her rival and that's where jealousity gets bad?

"Then jealousity is some sort of "defencive" quality, is used to defend your position. And when paranoia kicks in, a jealous person starts to suspect everyone as if they are his/her rival and that's where jealousity gets bad?"

-- Yeah I think you're right about it being a defensive quality on some level, hadn't thought of that. Also, it's true that jealousy gets bad because if you let paranoia take over you might just end up suspecting everyone, suddenly you're seeing rivals that might not really be there... I've experienced it myself on an occasion when I let it get out of hand, suddenly I was staring down every female that crossed my path, I hated them all just because I imagined that they might like my love interest. Of course it wasn't just because I'm crazy, there was reason for me to feel jelous... just not to that point. It was awful but eventually I got back to center once things straightened out and I came back to center, getting rid of any negativity 🙂 yay!

ooopsy off center there lol sorry for the repetition

Tauruschic

Thank you very much for helping me in clarifying the concept.

lol tauruschic, sounds like "Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get me."

I do think that Envy, Jealousy and Greed are words with completely seperate descriptive emotions that do not cross over, you may feel all of them, but your definitions are not true to their meanings.

"Greed, would be not wanting to share what you already have. "It's Mine and you can't have any"

Greed is not being happy with what you have and always it everything available and
then some more. You may have plenty of bananas but if there are 20 in the store,
you forcebly push others aside to buy them all. *more than you could possibly use*

Envy, would be wanting everything you have. "I want that also... and that... and that too but I'll get the better version of yours"

Envy can be singular in that you can want someone partner (not material) without
wanting their life and better. Not even about possesion, but maybe just privilages.

Jealousy, would be feeling like someone is better or has better. Is either envy in some cases or very close to it. It's more about being posessive."

Jealousy is sensing someone else wants what you have and not wanting to share. It's
evil twin, imagines everyone wants what you have.

"Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get me."

LOL I'm gonna use this line as my excuse next time! ah ha ha ha ha too funny 😛

Tauruschic

This is also my method that I keep telling myself when something similair happens. Strange. I never could say it so clearly if not this topic opened.