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Why is it that family is more envious of your success than strangers?<br />
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It absolutely blows my mind.<br />
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Especially the ones that pretend like they're not.<br />
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For example:<br />
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Them: "G Wagons are my favourite car. I wish I can buy one."<br />
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You get a G Wagon<br />
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Them: "Oh, I would never spend that much money on a car. I rather buy a condo!"<br />
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Why not say "congrats", or "good for you!", or "oh wow, can I drive it!".<br />
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If I hated Hondas, and my friend got a Honda, I would never tell him that "Oh, I hate Hondas. And besides, you should've bought a condo instead."<br />
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It just makes you look so weak and disingenuous.
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Because you had very similar circumstances, so it's harder for them to rationalize away why you are successful and they aren't.
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They would have to admit to their own potential, and the fact they haven’t lived up to all of it.<br />
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Few people can do that.
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</blockquote>Yup, it's a coping mechanism for a blend of envy, regret and bruised ego.<br />
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Better that than going all rage on you or getting depressed/folding, right?</div>
