Question

Jake and sally have dated for several months. they have talked briefly about marriage and more extensively about living together. they have a strong sexual attraction to each other and describe their relationship as passionate. sally feels very lucky to have met someone like jake and wants to spend all their free time together. she is even willing to take up jake's hobbies so that they can be together all the time. lately, sally has developed an intense jealousy over jake's spending time with his friends from work. jake cares for sally but wants to maintain some degree of freedom. sally's jealousy could be an indicator of

Answer 1

Sally's jealousy is an indicator of possessiveness, she is being a little selfish about Jake in his life. She shows possession that she owns Jake.  Sally is unwilling to share the love, time, and freedom and she demands to give it all just for her by Jake. On the other side, possessiveness is not good in a relationship because it may lead to breaking up.

Answer 2

Answer:

possessiveness

Explanation:

Possessiveness and jealousy are some of the negative characteristics of any relationship. In minimal proportion they are healthy for any relationship but when they start to overlap it takes a turn towards destruction. It brings in the feeling of fear of being cheated, insecurity, lack of trust. In Jake and Sally's case, the extensive jealously of Sally towards Jake is an example of possessiveness.