Jealous of Girlfriend’s Leetcode Ex

I am jealous of my girlfriend's ex because he is better at Leetcode than me When I was working on the daily challenge the other day, my girlfriend saw my screen and asked me if I was Leetcoding. I was surprised because she is an archeology major and doesn't know anything about programming. She explained that her ex-boyfriend was into competitive programming and talked about it all the time. Apparently he is a Guardian on Leetcode and he even used to prepare contest problems for extra money. I feel extremely insecure now because I struggle with mediums most of the time and my rating is at 1500. My gf keeps assuring me that my low rating doesn't bother her, but everytime I am stuck in a problem I keep thinking how her ex would solve it in minutes. I just can't get the image of him easily solving LC Hards out of my head. Every time he submits a solution and gets that green AC on his screen he must smile and think how much of a loser his girlfriend's new

A screenshot of a humorous first-person post about a programmer feeling jealous of his girlfriend’s ex because the ex is much better at competitive programming on Leetcode. The punchline is the narrator’s exaggerated insecurity: he imagines the ex effortlessly solving difficult problems and judging him whenever he gets stuck. It is used as a reaction to coding anxiety, comparison, and absurd romantic jealousy. EN: A screenshot of a humorous first-person post about a programmer feeling jealous of his girlfriend’s ex because the ex is much better at competitive programming on Leetcode. The punchline is the narrator’s exaggerated insecurity: he imagines the ex effortlessly solving difficult problems and judging him whenever he gets stuck. It is used as a reaction to coding anxiety, comparison, and absurd romantic jealousy.

• @gentoomemes / 11101 2024-05-05