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 ...

Compersion is a form of sympathetic joy in which Person A experiences positive thoughts and emotions when they know about Person B's positive experience, even if Person A gets nothing out of it for ...

Comparison Culture is a pervasive phenomenon in which individuals habitually engage in the practice of measuring themselves, their achievements, possessions, and life circumstances against those of ...

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 ...

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 ...

“He that is not jealous, is not in love.” —Saint Augustine “Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own." —H. Jackson Brown “Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.” ...

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 ...