Jealousy isn’t proof they care. Trust is.

Possessiveness gets sold as intensity, as though checking up on somebody proves how much they matter. What it actually measures is fear, and fear grows when you feed it. A person can be wildly jealous and still have very little interest in what you want. Trust is the harder, quieter thing, and it is what lets both people breathe.

If you are the one feeling it, say it as your own worry rather than as an accusation. If it is coming at you, notice whether the rules keep expanding month by month. Being cared about should make your life bigger, not smaller.