Do you remember being jealous of someone in high school?

I’m high school to my best knowledge no one was dating. I found a cute girl my age and height and I told her that she was cute and I never saw her ever again.

I was nice to everyone in HS. I was jealous of the popular girls who were thin and wore designer jeans (that was what everyone wore then) and high heels, because I was a little heavy, had glasses and braces (for part of it). I was more like a tom boy in the way I typically dressed (which was also trendy for girls then, to wear flannel shirts and stuff like that).

After I graduated, I remember getting contact lenses and right away, guys started talking to me. Bingo: it was instant.

I’m just trying to understand why these girls are so rude to me.
I’m sometimes jealous of their popularity and the things their parents buy them, but I’m always nice to them.
So I don’t understand when people tell me, “They’re just mean because they’re jealous.”
Because I’ve never been mean to someone out of jealousy.

I’m male, and I never experienced any jealousy. I was one of the ringleaders in our hell raising ways. We just got together and had a hell of a good time. We never competed against each other, it was all of us working together to have a good time.

I don’t remember being jealous in school. Once in a while someone might have an outfit I really liked and I admired it, but even that was rare, and I would not say I was jealous.

I don’t know if those girls are jealous of you, but I think if they aren’t as smart as you, or are insecure about their intelligence, then being around someone who is smart reminds them of the very thing they are insecure about. It’s the same as an overweight girl feeling uncomfortable around a thin girl. I don’t think it has to manifest as jealousy necessarily.

Also, sometimes there is a leader in the meanness, the one who is most insecure or has bad examples at home, and the other girls follow along. Putting someone down helps insecure people feel better about themselves. If they can make fun of someone else, obviously they themselves must be superior, so they look for something or someone to pick on. That is how they have it in their mindset, but often they are not even aware of what they are actually doing.

Teen years can really suck. Adults are so much nicer. You have lots to look forward to. Don’t let the immature girls get to you too much.

I always had troubles with female friends in high school, as well. Probably just because I wasn’t trying. Boys tend to handle my bad attitude better.
As for jealousy, I don’t remember being jealous of anyone. I viewed most people with indifference.

Come with me.

Practically everybody. In school I was somewhat socially challenged.