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  1. compersionnoun

    The feeling of joy associated with seeing a loved one love another; contrasted with jealousy.

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  1. compersion

    Compersion is a term used in polyamorous relationships to describe the feeling of joy or happiness that an individual experiences when their partner(s) forms romantic or sexual connections with others. It is often seen as the opposite of jealousy, with individuals finding pleasure in their partner's pleasure and fulfillment in multiple relationships.

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  1. Compersion

    Compersion is an empathetic state of happiness and joy experienced when another individual experiences happiness and joy. It is sometimes identified with parents' pride in their children's accomplishments or one's own excitement for friends' and others' successes. It is commonly used to describe when a person experiences positive feelings when a lover is enjoying another relationship. It is an opposite of jealousy.

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  1. compersion

    Trouble

    Sounds like trouble to me!


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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compersion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compersion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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  1. Damon Jacobs:

    We are taught in this culture to react to perceptions of scarcity with suspicion and attack, instead of practicing the idea of' compersion', or joy in someone else's joy, we are conditioned to respond to joy and success with,' You shouldn't feel good when I don't feel good.' This sets up a nasty cycle of blame-attack-separation, which ultimately fuels our epidemic of alienation and loneliness.


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  • jayr.66965
    Though it started in the polyamorous communities to express the opposite of jealousy. It is also the feeling of being happy for someone else's happinesses. It's the good feeling you get when you see other people happy and though it is the opposite of jealousy, both emotions can occur at the same time, like happiness and sadness. 
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