whatever 'in love' means...

 

It makes no sense to be jealous of your spouse's success, but some people are.

What makes sense is:  a husband writes a novel which becomes a great success; his wife is proud of him, and happy for him.

A wife is promoted to a good position at work; her husband is proud of her and happy for her.

Makes sense.

     But some people aren't like that.  Almost as soon as they are married they turn to their spouse and they're all like, "I'm better than you.  And--also--I graduated kindergarten, so-hah!"  Not these exact words, but the attitude.

     Or, they might not act like that right away, but as soon as their partner has an achievement, or receives attention or admiration, then they "start in."

     From everything I've read, it sounds like Prince Charles was jealous of Diana's popularity with the people very early in the marriage.  From the time when her popularity became evident.

     What did he want, an unpopular future queen?  (And--yeah, he's got that now, come to think of it....)

He wanted the attention on himself.

     (Although -- he complains about that, too....)

People can become stuck in attitudes, or mind-sets, or moods.  Prince Charles seems like he's kind of stuck in a mind-groove of complaint.

     In The Crown they show some of his childhood experiences--one was being sent to boarding school at a place called Gordonstoun.  He said it was pure hell.  My first inclination is to feel sympathy, but then I remember he thought being married to Diana was "pure hell," too!  LOL.

     (Men who have been in a war at the front line might say to Prince Charles gently, "Sir, you are unacquainted with hell...")

His relationship with Camilla seems like it's--he goes to her and complains, and she cheers him up.

     See, with relationships, it's whatever works.  (I think Woody Allen even made a movie titled, Whatever Works, on this subject....)

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