In reference to your discussions about jealousy, this story might appeal to you since it has a scientific basis. Several years ago my brother’s wife died of AIDS, but several years before that, they were having their marital problems. She had major conflicts with my mom, but she was also very screwed up herself. She seemed to like to cause fights just to have my brother rush to her rescue. The sad part is she did everything in her power to split our family.
This reminded my dad about a book he had read by someone named Lorenz(sp) who studied geese. Geese bond for life. A female was observed to wander off from her mate to another male and start up some kind of ruckus. Her mate would then come squawking over to defend the female and chase off the other male. The two would then return to where they came, talking up a storm and solidifying their bond. Then after a while, the female would start up again. So maybe this need for some healthy jealousy to confirm the bond still exists is actually hard wired into the female.
