Аннотация:The relationship of jealousy with emotional intelligence and the idea of an ideal partner The article analyzes the relationship of jealousy with emotional intelligence and the idea of an ideal partner. The article reveals the ideas of men and women, who are and are not in relationships, about the ideal partner, as well as the relationship of emotional intelligence with jealousy and ideas about the ideal partner. Keywords: jealousy, multidimensional scale of jealousy, emotional intelligence, ideas about the ideal partner.