Topic: compersion

Nearly 60% of men fantasize about seeing their wives having sexual pleasure with another man. Approximately 30% of women have similar feelings about their husbands. Compersion is the term most frequently associated with this phenomenon. However, Candaulism is a lesser-known term related to this phenomenon. There is some overlap between Compersion and Candaulism. Compersion is more about the relationship, while Candualism is more about sexual activity. Compersion Compersion is the joy we expe...

Abstract The paper argues for the value of compersion, a term used in non-monogamous communities to describe positive feelings towards a partner's intimacy with other people. The author challenges the idea that jealousy is a natural or virtuous emotional disposition, suggesting that compersion focuses on the flourishing of others and is not akin to pride, vicarious enjoyment, or masochistic pleasure. Key Points ...

Abstract The paper focuses on "compersion," a term well-known in polyamorous communities that describes the positive emotion one feels when their partner has a relationship with another person. The paper aims to create a reliable and valid quantitative scale called "COMPERSe" (Classifying Our Metamour/Partner Emotional Response Scale) to measure compersion. The scale is based on a multi-stage, bottom-up process grounded in qualitative data from people in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) rela...