We recently asked a sex therapist about the words that she wishes people would use more often, which was the first time we had ever heard of compersion. “Compersion is about feeling love for your ...

When Michelle Visage was asked for the secret to the success of her 28-year marriage, during a guest spot on Cush Jumbo’s podcast, she shared a surprising and honest answer: Compersion. She’s not ...

Every relationship can happen upon its own set of issues that take some time to work through—and jealousy is a common one. While the green-eyed monster can get in between any set of partners, people ...

It’s normal to feel happy for your partner when they’re doing something that brings them joy, like, say, winning a game or finally getting a big promotion at work. Who wouldn’t want to see their ...

It seems that every day the word compersion makes its way further into daily discourse. While its usage is by no means pervasively common, at least not yet, I've noticed it being uttered verbally or ...

The first time I heard my girlfriend talk about her fuck buddy, to whom she’d given the moniker “Hot Doctor,” I felt like a dormant volcano—emotions simmering just beneath the surface, ready to erupt.

Amidst a crowded dance floor, a slender blonde woman leaned over to whisper in my ear. "You're a very attractive couple," she purred. I smiled at her — an ego boost is always nice — and continued ...

Compersion is sometimes billed as "the opposite of jealousy." But the two emotions can coexist. Imagine you’re at a party and you spot your partner across the room, hitting it off with someone else.