According to Osho, when a wife and another man grow close, difficulties appear only because we cling to old, ownership-based marriage ideas. If love is given supreme value, possessiveness and claims over partners and children dissolve; parenthood becomes communal, and marriage loses its basis. Conflicts won’t vanish, but they will shift from jealousy and property rights to healthier, more conscious challenges born of freedom and responsibility.
The problem isn’t closeness—it’s possessiveness; if we stop treating partners and children as property, jealousy eases and we relate more freely and kindly.