| ENVY | JEALOUSY |
|---|---|
| wanting what one does not have, | keeping what one has, |
| a reaction to lacking something, | a reaction to the threat of losing something, |
| is a two-person situation If your best friend buys that something you’ve had your eye on, you want to be happy for them, instead you feel bitter envy | is a three-person situation, i.e. in lovers' triangles: or sibling rivalry: fear of losing parental love |
| Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for having it. | you think someone’s trying to take what’s yours. |
