Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work. And the fire catches. Jealousy - that sickening combination of possessiveness, suspicion, rage, and humiliation - can overtake your mind and threaten your very core as you contemplate your rival. Helen Fisher
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  1. Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, he thought. For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee. - J.r. Ward

  2. She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all? - Cassandra Clare

  3. I love being in love, but I also love other things, like not being jealous, overly sensitive, or needy.
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  4. And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you achieve. - Molly Ringle

  5. The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you. - Bette Midler

More Quotes By Helen Fisher
  1. Men with high baseline levels of testosterone marry less frequently, have more adulterous affairs, commit more spousal abuse, and divorce more often.

  2. If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of parenting with a wider array of skills.

  3. Both sexes like the exercise and challenge of sports, but for men it's also a basic display behavior for impressing and winning a mate.

  4. Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work. And the fire catches. Jealousy - that sickening combination of possessiveness, suspicion, rage, and humiliation - can overtake your mind...

  5. Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he's worthy of your love.

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