I'm thinking of my boss being jealous of me and his jealousy empowering me.
Do you really feel this way? How does his jealousy empower you?
I don't know, bit it makes me feel like a great employee.
Getting empowered by someone else's jealousy isn't a sustainable kind of motivation. You don't want him to feel uncomfortable.
I think he is threatened by me. For some reason he also treats me in a weirdly friendly manner. Almost like he is trying to get to know me more intimately.
I believe the both of you should take a little break from each other, as it doesn't look like a healthy relationship. It's not normal for either of you to think these ways, making each other look and feel bad. How about taking a vacation to unwind from all this stress for a bit?