# Romantic partners
Bella DePaulo
Friend jealousy: People who do not want their romantic partner to see their friends
Why are some spouses and romantic partners so mean to their partner's friends?. Romantic jealousy gets tons of attention. It should. It happens all the time, it can be very intense, and it can motivate even very sensible people to do utterly stupid and embarrassing things. But there is another kind of jealousy that also matters. It, too, is pervasive. It, too, can get ugly. But compared to romantic jealousy, it mostly slips by unnoticed.
2022-03-17