I definitely have a personal story to share about a jealous friend, but I would prefer not to share it because when I confronted her, she was like that is not what it is, and that it is just who she is... You know, something is this obvious, and you're still denying it, claiming it is just who you are, so who you are is someone who acts somehow and is bitter when a fellow friend does something good, especially one that you're yet to accomplish. It's a long one, though, so I had better share another that I know of.
There are these guys I know of, right from my secondary school days; they've been very good and close pals. To cut the long story short, they're people I'm close to, and things began to happen between them later that the other felt the need to tell me about. And on a serious note, these are things I've also seen and witnessed for myself too, and it just made me feel like... What is this? Imagine your friend getting a good job with good pay and you faster congratulating him; the next thing you say is, "It's not as if the job is that big." Like, so he should stop jubilating and showing happiness or whatever. There was even a time the guy got a car, and this other friend was like, "What does he need a car for?" and said that he's just trying to impress people... Common, must you put a negative comment or an absurd comment on every good thing you see your friend do?
But because this other guy seemed to not see anything bad in it, I didn't meddle in it, not until he came to me and told me some of these things, which I already knew about. He said ever since he's been doing well at work, his friends have changed, and I had to tell him the brutal truth he had issues with accepting... I told him not every friend is genuinely happy for you; some don't just want you to step up, and some prefer that you stay at the same level, if at all.
So, I told him to keep most of his good news to himself, to not share every detail with him anymore, and to be more careful. To me, that is just one of the best ways to deal with a jealous person. And that is the same thing I would tell anyone who has a jealous friend and is looking for a way to deal with the person.
In conclusion, I would like to add that some jealous friends know their way around things; they won't always be so straightforward and all. Sometimes they will even say something in a joking way, and you would just think it is just a joke, while in the real sense of things, it isn't. So, when you see one, protect your own peace; it's necessary to keep your distance from such a person, and don't allow their jealousy to make you feel bad for doing well... Because a jealous person, if not careful, can do and undo.
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