Is greater jealousy a sign of greater love?

Questions like the one above were asked in 17th and 18th century Salons in France in which the upperclass spent their days. The question was posed to me and my classmates by my professor yesterday in my French 50BX class (literature class).

Many people are inclined to say no to the question. I think my opinion is similar, but I do believe that jealousy in moderation reaffirms a great love. Someone said, in class yesterday, that jealousy meant you didn’t trust your lover. I completely disagree with that; it assumes that jealousy gives rise to distrust and I don’t believe that’s the case. What I believe is that a little jealousy is healthy and common. It’s perfectly natural to feel like your love is yours and yours alone. That’s the purpose of marriage after all – fidelity – so why shouldn’t they be all yours? That twinge of jealousy just means you feel a sense of urgency and danger, and we are animals that feel threatened naturally.

Though I’ve never been “in love” so I can’t speak from experience about any of this. All I can ever do is make my best through-introspection guess.

The only reason I had a Myspace account was to lurk my younger brother’s myspace. You know, chat with him, keep up with him somehow. Other than that I had absolutely no friends on there (except Rona hahaha)… but yeah seriously that was it. But then Facebook came into my life. No wait, I’m fucking making excuses.

There were all these signs that my brother was depressed, suicidal, anorexic, and planning to run away all the times that he did.

Where?

On his Myspace.

Which I failed to check for many many many months. Probably a year.

He is now at the UCLA Medical Center in the inpatient treatment for Eating Disorders. About 2 weeks ago he weighed 94 lbs. and he’s 5′5″ and 13 years old. This should not have happened. He could have gotten help so much sooner.

I think I have officially failed as a sister.

*Please note that I am NOT getting paid to do this or any such thing. I am reviewing all these products of my own will after having purchased them at Lush. This is all for your convenience!*

It’s no secret that Lush has taken the world by storm these past couple of months what with the store opening new locations, making their much sought-after products easier to obtain. Lush is known for their amazing soaps and bath bombs (which you just plomp right in and it does amazing things to your bath water), and as of late they’re popularizing their hair products. Personally, I’m a big fan of their “Honey I Washed The Kids” and recently tried a few of their bath bombs (in which I had my very first legit bath!) and Lush has won me over.

The Lush Big Hair Affair, a limited edition kit, introduces us to one of every type of Lush hair product (except the Henna dye bars), in mini-size. It’s a pretty good deal to get you started with their products so you can decide for yourself what you like and are willing to repurchase. Each kit comes with:

1 Bottle of H’suan Wen Hua Hair Moisturizer
2 Solid Shampoo Bars
1 Jungle Solid Conditioner
1 Liquid Shampoo
1 Liquid Conditioner
1 Styling Gel

I shall now review the products that I have already tried, or otherwise speak my piece regarding my initial thoughts regarding my selection of products from this kit.

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