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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PPs on here who say that you should maybe bring this up to him in conversation.  It could be he's very bad at communicating and a therapist or licensed professional could get him to be able to better open up to you.

There seems to be a real aversion to "jealousy" in any form on this board as of the past several days, and I believe there are one or two very strident posters who go out of their way to make/start/brigade threads about it, for God knows what reason. Perhaps theyve never experienced jealousy with their partner and there's some feeling of inadequacy or something.  Not sure, but jealousy is perfectly normal and healthy to feel in a relationship.  It just needs to be expressed honestly, not in a passive aggressive way.
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Trying couples counseling or relationship therapy would be a great solution to get his feelings out in the open[/b].  Many men have no way of expressing their emotions and were never taught to tap into them in the first place, leading to bizarre scenarios like you describe in your OP. [/quote]

FCK no! this is a boyfriend of a few months, plenty of men know how to express themselves in healthy ways besides jealousy and starting fights and being "sensitive to criticism" OP needs to moe on and you need to stop normalizing and encouraging people especially women to stay in toxic relationships. It's not the girlfriends job to fice a broken man.[/quote]
She obviously really likes him and says he's great other than this one quality. People can learn and get better.  One very small flaw is not worth ending a relationship over[/quote]

It's not  one very small flaw. It's huge effing red flag of an abusive and manipulative person. Let me guess you got married at 22 and this is the kind of BS you tolerate in your relationship, but you crow about being together for 22 years and growing together[/quote]

No and no.  Look, I'm a woman and I get jealous.  Jealous is okay and healthy within a relationship.  It just needs to be explained and communicated in a functional way.  Passive aggressive stuff is bad no matter the motivation.  But jealousy in itself is not some giant red flag.  On the contrary, it can be a sign of the intensity of emotion and attachment.  [/quote]

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