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So as i’ve read on here, pretty much all of us deal with jealous guy’s trying to show “their dominance” in order to boost their status in the eyes of others.
I for the most part grew up with this, and had to fight numerous times at a very young age over the phenomenon.
It’s something I could wrap my head around but could never really truly understand because I can honestly say I don’t get jealous of other guy’s. I just know the heights I want to reach.
My question is, how do you deal with jealousy in your circle, and with people who hold rank over you.
For example my guy friends, despite them wishing the best for me, inevitably get jealous at some point. It’s unavoidable. I don’t even know if they realize that it happens. This leads to all the weird dangerous behavior that jealousy brings.
Another example is at my last job. I had a few covert “enemies” who’d do passive aggressive shit to spite me. One of which was a guy who was actually my “superior” in the working sense of the word. Who’d pop bubbles I made with female coworkers, or publicly try to tool some aspect about me in which I was forced to make him sound foolish. Eventually he saw that tooling me wasn’t going to work so he actively sought to be my “friend” but used his authority to keep women away from me.
I guess my question is two parts
Does jealousy always have to play a role in male friendships?
And how do you manage your reputation in social circle, specifically work environments, when you have guy’s (including superiors) who actively want to lower your status?
I for the most part grew up with this, and had to fight numerous times at a very young age over the phenomenon.
It’s something I could wrap my head around but could never really truly understand because I can honestly say I don’t get jealous of other guy’s. I just know the heights I want to reach.
My question is, how do you deal with jealousy in your circle, and with people who hold rank over you.
For example my guy friends, despite them wishing the best for me, inevitably get jealous at some point. It’s unavoidable. I don’t even know if they realize that it happens. This leads to all the weird dangerous behavior that jealousy brings.
Another example is at my last job. I had a few covert “enemies” who’d do passive aggressive shit to spite me. One of which was a guy who was actually my “superior” in the working sense of the word. Who’d pop bubbles I made with female coworkers, or publicly try to tool some aspect about me in which I was forced to make him sound foolish. Eventually he saw that tooling me wasn’t going to work so he actively sought to be my “friend” but used his authority to keep women away from me.
I guess my question is two parts
Does jealousy always have to play a role in male friendships?
And how do you manage your reputation in social circle, specifically work environments, when you have guy’s (including superiors) who actively want to lower your status?

