I empathize will the jealous of sorts, I mean as you rightfully said- they lack self confidence. I am sure had these people had that confidence they they only wish they had, would not be quite so jealous? It's not something anyone strives to be, it's unfair to judge people on a trait like that in my opinion. Arrogance, and the likes, are the sort of qualities that drive me crazy. However, I will admit it can be frustrating. I have had a jealous girlfriend in the past and my life was dictated to me for a number of years- and I lost a good deal of friends in the process.
Some people like to create jealousy. My boyfriend's ex use to purposely do things to make him jealous and then get mad at him. She did this to other people as well. She wasn't jealous herself, but it was like she fed off other people's jealousy. Personally I don't mind a little jealousy... it can be taken too far, but there are plenty of worse traits to have.
I don't mind about arrogance, but jealousy drives me nuts, I just don't get it. Maybe that's because I am arrogant myself at times. To each his own!
I'm much more likely to admire someone than I am to be jealous of them. I really appreciate other womens' beauty for example, but I'm happy with my own looks and my own life. That being said, I think a little (healthy amount of) jealousy every once and a while is perfectly normal and human as long as the person doesn't start acting spiteful. I've met some very jealous, mean women in my life and it's safe to say that they aren't my favorite people to be around.
I've recently been dealing with a jealous woman and she's been trying to cause problems with me and my bf and provoke me into a fight so she can show everyone what a fake, crazy bitch whore I am or something and because I'm not a bitch and I didn't take the bait she's the one who has ended up looking like quite the idiot by showing HER true colours, which wasn't very pretty. It was a weird situation because she is my bf's friend and I really didnt wanna get between them and tell him not to talk to her anymore. I didn't wanna be THAT girl. But after the way she's acted, I honestly fear a lil for his safety to be around her and think she has some serious problems. She did apologize for her behaviour for all of last year but I still have my guard up because I dunno if she really meant it or if it was just Lip Service, to catch me off guard and then attack me again. Which Im sorry to say has caused me months of anxiety and I lost about 15 lbs last year because of this woman's attacks and feeling like I was being spied on, which we found out was actually happening. I guess only time will tell. But I hope she has stopped her taunting because it's kinda pathedic when you already have a boyfriend for you to get jealous because someone else is dating a person you have a crush on who has made it clear in the past that he is not interested. But then again she could be jealous of me for a number of reasons... that's the thing with girls. When you ask them why they are being a bitch to you, they wont tell you it's because they are jealous of you... they just make up some lame excuse and then continue their behaviour. The real sad part of this is this person is 10 years my senior and a parent and I'm the one that's had to be the adult in this situation.
I think the feeling of jealousy is as normal as any other negative feeling a human would have, such as anger, bitterness, etc. Though, it is odd that jealousy is usually attached to women and not as much men, when both sexes can feel such things. And it's odd that jealousy is followed by belittlement towards the the person feeling jealousy, as if something is wrong with said person because they feel jealousy. Sure, it's a negative feeling the human condition can have. And odds are it will cause negative thoughts to the human condition. But, I doubt most people would act on those negative thoughts and feelings that jealousy creates. So, as long as we, both men and women aren't acting like jealous BEEs, then what is the big deal if we're jealous when say our lover is talking to someone of their sexual orientation or we think someone is better than us in some way? Sure, all of us will deny being a jealous person, because quite frankly none of us are jealous people. But, we all are people who encounter jealousy from time to time, like any other feeling. Sure, we might act illy on that jealousy from time to time, but as long as you're not a possessive male that will put the person you're jealous of in their place by beating the crap out of them, nor are you a vindictive female that will tore someone's self-esteem down... then I don't see the big deal. It's just jealousy. Keep it in check as far as your behaviors go, like every other feeling you have and that's it.