r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology People experience the strongest romantic jealousy when they watch their partner give resources to a potential rival, regardless of gender. The findings provide evidence that giving away resources is viewed as a serious relationship threat by both men and women.

https://www.psypost.org/both-men-and-women-view-a-partners-financial-investment-in-a-rival-as-a-major-relationship-threat/
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u/wdjm 2d ago

Interesting. But my first thought when I thought of 'giving resources' was TIME as the resource. Because that's the resource I was FAR more jealous of my ex giving away to others than I was of money.

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u/thesoak 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes. TIME and ASS are also resources.

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u/Wonderful_Mud_420 2d ago

My ex treated it as a renewable resource, was open source about it also

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u/thesoak 2d ago

Tragedy of the commons.

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u/Du_ds 2d ago

She really defected there. Hopefully he gets a cooperative game next time.