Reply #22: You're right to back off [View All]

[lunatica]

He'll soon see that her jealousy is horrible. Right now he may be flattered by it, but that kind of jealousy is really bad for any relationship. It suffocates and is demanding and intrusive and oppressive. That alone will eventually end the relationship. He won't be able to ever satisfy her insecurity. Unfortunately for him this relationship probably won't end well either.

My son's first girlfriend was jealous of me as his mother. It got really weird. When they were hugging in front of me she would give me a look of triumph, like she was showing me he loved her more than he loved me. It was really bizarre! Fortunately her jealousy drove him away in the end and it had nothing to do with me.