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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I would say that the same five stages of grief applies to jealousy:

1. Denial and Isolation - The person is overcome with emotional shock and disbelief that this is true, that someone they used to consider as financial equals are now revealed to be much more successful. 
 2. Anger - The person feels that this situation must be due to some injustice. The successful person must have cheated. How could the world be this unfair when similar people get dissimilar results. 
 3. Bargaining - Then the person believes "I can fix this!" What if I had invested when real estate was cheap. What if I went in when the stock market was low. What if I was able to take advantage of the precious metals volatility. The person may even jump on the internet to do some research, googling the phrase "how to be successful in life" or begin reading some motivational books. 
 4. Depression - As the reality of the situation settles in, the person realizes that there isn't some easy answer. The difference can only be equalized through hard work over time or access to scarce resources. The person has a sense of hopelessness that the past X years has been a waste while others were accelerating their careers and investments. 
 5. Acceptance - The person now simply accepts that their friend has done much better and moves on with their life. As with grief, not everyone reaches this stage of accepting their new reality. And even those that do reach this stage will have different end results. Some accept the situation and distance themselves from it, others embrace it as if nothing has happened. [/quote]

Good grief, who on earth spends that much time thinking about this crap.  If someone has a nice new house, or a lot of money, I spend one second thinking, "good for them, man I wish I had a  nice house too," and then instantly jump to, "I hope they'll invite me to enjoy the pool/patio etc. etc."[/quote]

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