A 25-year-old describes jealousy when hanging out with her boyfriend and a couple who share a deep Indigenous cultural bond. The couple's intense conversations dominate the group, her boyfriend constantly watches the female friend, and the male friend has said her boyfriend is his partner's "dream man." She wants to know how to work through the feelings.
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Jealousy with boyfriend, 24, male, in social settings, 25, female. Jealousy when socializing in groups with my boyfriend. We have befriended this one amazing couple. We hang out all the time and they feel like really solid couple friends. The only thing is when the four of us are hanging out, he and my friend go into pretty deep conversations quickly and it tends to dominate the group setting. Me and her boyfriend are just sitting there awkwardly. My boyfriend is always looking directly at her when telling stories, whereas she looks at everyone and shares it to all of us. It's undeniable that They have a strong spiritual connection as they're both indigenous and have a lot in common family-wise and personal. That being said, her boyfriend is unbelievably loyal and only has eyes for her. Him and I barely talk because he's so focused on her. So it starts to feel like she becomes the primary focus for both of the guys and I just get left on the sidelines. Her boyfriend has expressed jealousy to her because he thinks my boyfriend is her dream man. He drives her dream car and all these little alignments. I've also felt jealousy over and over again with them because their convos leave little to no room for contribution to anyone else. How to work through these feelings?
