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mds_02
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23 Mar 2012, 3:27 pm

Yeah, but only when someone has greater success in areas that I consider my strong suits.

Someone makes more money than me, I don't mind because I've always sucked at that.

Someone's a better cook, that bugs the crap outta me. Very black and white thinking. Either I'm the best at something, or I suck at it. There's no such thing as "pretty good" for me.

But I try to channel it positively. Use it as motivation to get better at whatever that person beat me at.


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23 Mar 2012, 3:30 pm

mds_02 wrote:
Yeah, but only when someone has greater success in areas that I consider my strong suits.

Someone makes more money than me, I don't mind because I've always sucked at that.

Someone's a better cook, that bugs the crap outta me. Very black and white thinking. Either I'm the best at something, or I suck at it. There's no such thing as "pretty good" for me.

But I try to channel it positively. Use it as motivation to get better at whatever that person beat me at.

Same here.



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23 Mar 2012, 4:10 pm

I become jealous very easily. The two things that trigger the most jealousy in me are other women who are more attractive than I am and anyone who is better at art than I am, especially if they are around my age group or younger.