| Exes can be friends. Usually if people have dated they have chemistry so maybe watch out if they're sexually frustrated. You can't expect someone to stop associating with their friends just because they got together with you. If she's with him more often than she's with you (and there's no logical reason for that, like they work together, or he's next door and you're hours away), or if she's reluctant to introduce you to him, or they're ALWAYS alone when they're together, those are warning signs. And of course it's perfectly reasonable not to want them alone together drinking. Otherwise it's something you have to put up with.
Anyways. With jealousy, I always just have to grin and bear it. It's a struggle for me. I'm incredibly jealous by nature, but I'm not going to expect someone to alter their behavior when they're doing nothing wrong just to keep me from feeling uncomfortable. I also feel incredibly passive aggressive when I'm jealous and insecure -- my instinct isn't to get controlling or get mad, my instinct is to act like I don't care and then hurt their feelings in very subtle ways and go flirt or cheat. You have to figure out what destructive things you do when you're jealous and make a conscious effort not to do them. If you find a way to actually lessen the feeling of jealousy let me know because I feel it way too intensely. |