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Introduction: The Nature of Envy Introduction: The Nature of Envy
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The Major Concern: Undeserved Inferiority The Major Concern: Undeserved Inferiority
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The Inferiority Concern The Inferiority Concern
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The Undeservingness (Inequity) Concern The Undeservingness (Inequity) Concern
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Benign and Malicious Envy Benign and Malicious Envy
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Undeserved Inequality Undeserved Inequality
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Envy and Inequality Envy and Inequality
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Envy in Close Relationships Envy in Close Relationships
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Envy Within the Family Envy Within the Family
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Jealousy in Romantic Relationships Jealousy in Romantic Relationships
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Envy and Overall Status Inequality Envy and Overall Status Inequality
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Inequality in Romantic Involvement Inequality in Romantic Involvement
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Reducing Envy in Romantic Relationships Reducing Envy in Romantic Relationships
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The Importance of Uniqueness The Importance of Uniqueness
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The Romantic Connection. The Romantic Connection.
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Worthy Partner Rather Than Worthy Person. Worthy Partner Rather Than Worthy Person.
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
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References References
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18 Envy and Inequality in Romantic Relationships
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Published:August 2016
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Abstract
Envy is common, not merely within large groups (or organizations), but also in small ones. This chapter discusses the nature of envy in the small group of romantic relationships. Envy is concerned with our undeserved inferiority; hence, the issues of inequity and inequality are central in it. Romantic love—the ideal characterization of which includes disinterested care for the other—seems to be incompatible with the presence of envy, which involves a negative attitude toward the good fortune of the other. Nevertheless, the presence of the inequality and the inequity concerns in close relationships in general, and in romantic relationships in particular, may generate envy. Since envy is typically a neighborhood emotion, it is more central and painful in small romantic groups than in big organizations. The chapter concludes by examining ways of reducing envy in romantic relationships and in larger organizations.
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