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Read the text. What’s Really Behind Jealousy, and What to Do About It I recently saw the following quote on Twitter: “The people who are really in love get jealous over stupid things.” I was surprised to see this misconception so deeply ingrained. Jealousy is not a sign of love. But if it’s not, then what really motivates jealousy? Low self-esteem; a general tendency to be anxious and emotionally unstable; feelings of insecurity and possessiveness; dependence on your partner; fear that you’re not good enough for your partner and that your partner will leave you or won’t love you enough. All of these factors that relate to jealousy are about the insecurities of the jealous people, not about the love they have for their partner. You should realize that your partner’s jealousy isn’t about you; it’s about them. Sometimes jealousy is justified: If your partner has had an affair and has betrayed your trust, for example, that is a serious problem. If you are jealous because you’re involved with someone who doesn’t want monogamy, while you do, then your jealous feelings may be a good reason to leave the relationship and seek someone whose relationship objectives are more compatible with yours. But when you get jealous over “stupid things,” you’re not showing love; you’re revealing your own insecurities. SEIDMAN, Gwendolyn. What’s Really Behind Jealousy, and What to Do About It.
Available at: <www.psychologytoday.com/blog/close-encounters/201410/whats-really-behind-jealousy -and-what-do-about-it>. May 5th, 2017. Adapted.
Glossary
Misconception – equívoco.
Ingrained – arraigado; enraizado.
Self-esteem – autoestima.
Unstable – instável.
Insecurity – insegurança.
Fear – medo.
To realize – perceber.
To justify – justificar.
Affair – caso.
To betray – trair.
To seek – procurar.
Enunciado:
Read the following sentence from the text.
The people who are really in love get jealous over stupid things.
What option is closest in meaning to the sentence?