The butthead of jealousy and specious accusations

In an attempt to lighten the mood after yesterday's core dump, I am going to tell you a story. (Some of you may have read this before, I swear I wrote it down once but I can't seem to find it any more. So here it is again.)

I was reminded of this because I was reading Captain Awkward the other day. I like Captain Awkward, she is often amusing and she frequently has very good advice. Anyway, this one letter writer was asking what can one do to "fix" a relationship that features random jealousy attacks over completely innocent situations. I've had a couple of relationships that were like that, and my personal take on it is, "You can't". One such relationship was the one with the Evil Ex.

(BTW, in spite of his name, Evil Ex was definitely not the worst relationship I've ever had. He is, however, the one I am most embarrassed to admit to.)

( Anyway. The jealousy thing. )