Feeling envious of friends is common. However, benign envy can motivate growth, clarify goals, and maybe even strengthen friendships.

Although envy and jealousy are often used interchangeably, they represent distinct, albeit related, emotional experiences. At its core, envy is a cluster of feelings, thoughts, or behaviors that come ...

When a friend’s life seems to outshine yours, the path forward lies not in comparison but in connection. The notification appears on your phone: your friend just landed their dream job, moved into a ...

There is possibly nothing worse than feeling envious after meeting up with a friend for lunch and hearing all about the new house they just bought or the trip to Italy they just booked with their ...

My best friend got the promotion I’d been chasing for two years. Same company, same role, same interview process. She got the call on a Thursday. I got the rejection email the same afternoon. I ...

There can be many reasons why jealousy happens among friendships. When we were kids, our parents warned us against the "green-eyed monster," also known as envy or jealousy. Jealousy can sour even the ...

Question: You have written that when we die, a copy of our trust will be given to all the beneficiaries we have named in our trust which is required by law. In a recent column, a reader asked what to ...

On New Year’s Day I woke up hungover in a friend’s flat and reflexively opened Instagram. My best friend’s smile beamed through the screen, framed by the flickering lights of Shibuya crossing, the ...

Envy is a widely misinterpreted and misunderstood emotion, often associated with toxicity, mistrust, and resentment. In reality, though, envious people can sometimes feel the most empowered, ...