I had a relationship once for eight years, where we didn’t socialize very much at all. In the beginning it was cool, as we enjoyed each other so much we didn’t want to be bothered with other people infringing on our lives. But in the end looking back, our circle got smaller and smaller, we got more and more jealous of other people entering our “sphere” and it became unhealthy. My partner at the time found a new job, and met someone there (during working hours). So our eight year relationship ended very badly.
I used to be a jealous person but my partner was almost psychotically jealous so it was odd it was her that had the affair.
I learned a lot about relationships from that and thank goodness I have freedom from jealousy totally. I do get “normal” twinges of it! of course. But currently I am dating a man whom I have known ten years, I’ve been seeing him 2 years. We have our own lives, for reasons to large to explain, and I never ask where he is, nor he I. He has great loyalty traits, trustworthy and mature. I hope I am too! In fact I would even consider sharing a person, but that is another whole long story. I think the more you open yourself to love, the more it grows. But I wont go there now!