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 ...

If you've never heard the word "compersion" before, you're not alone. The term, which has origins in the polyamorous community, has been around since the late 1980s, but it can't be found in the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Imagine yourself in this scenario: you are in a long-term relationship, and one day you discover that your partner is pursuing a relationship with someone else. How would you feel? Many of us would ...

Last fall I had dinner with someone who, up until that point, I had only known online. We swapped details and I noticed how her face lit up when she spoke of her partner. She was clearly madly in love ...