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W hat A re E nvy & J ealousy ?

Y ou’ve always wanted to travel to another country, but your family has never had the money. So how do you feel when your best friend comes to school, all excited, and announces that she’s going to Europe for the summer? Now let’s say that it turns out another friend of yours is going to be going with your best friend to Europe. The two of them will spend the entire summer together, exploring London and Paris and Rome. By the time they get back, you know they will be super close. You wonder if your best friend will still be your best friend. She and your other friend will have shared so many wonderful ad- ventures that you’ll be left out. You’re convinced your best friend will be closer to your other friend than she will be to you. Now what do you feel? The two emotions you’re likely to feel in these situations are very close, but they’re a little different. Envy is what you probably