#social-comparison

#social-comparison

Envy is a universal signal, not a moral failure. It's evolution's way of showing you what you care about.

Longing embodies thoughts and feelings about life's imperfections matched with a vision of an ideal, alternative experience of life that is outside of our grasp. According to researchers, longing is an intense recurrent experience marked by emotional ambivalence, and is often focused on a certain domain of our lives, whether its romantic relationships, career, or family.

Social comparison is a natural behavior that escalates in middle-class friendships, where individuals assess themselves against their peers, especially in times of societal pressure.