What is the true difference between jealousy and envy?
Jealousy and envy differ. We often say that we are jealous when we are actually envious. Both jealousy and envy concern the possession of something — an object, a situation, a quality, a relationship with a person, etc. — and both can be selfish or unselfish. Even so, they come at possession from opposite directions. In general, jealousy concerns the loss of what one has, and envy concerns one’s not having what one wants. Jealousy often arises in personal relationships, and it concerns whether I want to hold on to the “object” of jealousy either for my sake or for the sake of the “object.” Envy ranges more widely than jealousy, because it concerns what one does not have. The object of my envy could be anything — material objects, status, a relationship, traits, etc. more…….. http://www.luc.edu/faculty/pmoser/idolan… Jealous means “apprehensive or vengeful out of fear of being replaced by someone e
