Creating Jealousy and Rivalry: Do You Enjoy Others Fighting Over You?

Reality shows where couples are in conflict over jealousy and rivalry issues are popular, possibly because they are common themes in life. Some people live for drama, they create it on purpose, just to enjoy watching conflict between people. Men and women who are dating several people at the same time may enjoy creating jealousy and rivalry between those they are intimately involved with.  Immature adults may play their own children against each other, showing clear favoritism to one over the other. This kind of jealousy can last throughout a lifetime and into adulthood, causing lifelong strife between adult children. Are you an instigator of jealousy between people? Do you enjoy the drama of having friends, intimate partners, even your children, fight each other for your attention? If so, why? Have you experienced this in your own life with parents, intimate partners, spouses, or friends? How do you handle the manipulation of your emotions by one who makes you feel that you must "compete" for love?