Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Word Definition: Compersion

Opposite of jealousy. Being happy that a lover (or long-term partner) is fulfilled in loving relationship with another.

Term most often used to describe positive feelings experienced by practitioners of polyamory in this situation.

The adjective frubbly and the noun frubbles are sometimes used in the poly community to describe the feeling of compersion.

1 comment:

misskitty79 said...

Any idea the etymology of the word?