Monday, 15 November 2010

My favourite new word: compersion

It feels like a sign that of the prudishness of society and the
dominance of hetereonortmative, monogamous relationships that it's the
first time I've heard this word. It's pleasure in my partner having sex
with someone else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compersion
"
Compersion is a state of empathetic happiness and joy experienced when
an individual's romantic partner experiences happiness and joy through
an outside source, including, but not limited to, another romantic
interest. This can be experienced as any form of erotic or emotional
empathy, depending on the person experiencing the emotion.

The concept is now widespread within the polyamorous community, and was
originally coined by the now defunct Kerista Commune in San Francisco.
"

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