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Compersion is a form of sympathetic joy in which Person A experiences positive thoughts and emotions when they know about Person B's positive experience, even if Person A gets nothing out of it for ...

We often think that jealousy is a problem that the other person has—the one who is jealous. But you may also be the target or focus of your partner’s jealousy. Jealousy is a two-person problem.

Jealous, much? Yeah, it happens. We all feel a little sting when we see our partner glance at someone else or when a sibling gets special treatment. But what about feeling jealous over things that ...

Jealousy is common but often misunderstood. Rom-coms flip-flop between portraying jealous partners as possessive to celebrating jealousy as a sign of true love. These mixed messages can make it ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. One of the factors that separates jealousy from admiration is pain, a painful awareness of ...

“Jealousy, far from being the unevolved emotion that people often think it is, it’s actually exactly an evolved emotion. It’s there because it served a purpose at some point,” she said, noting that a ...

Everybody knows about jealousy, right? Maybe you've read a "little" jealousy is good for you or when your partner is jealous, it means they care. Yet, if you struggle with jealousy, you probably know ...

"An indication that a friend is showing signs of jealousy is that they may not want to focus on positive things that are ...

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 ...

Sometimes you just get a weird feeling about a person. They haven't done anything outright wrong, but you can't shake the idea that something is off. If you're feeling that way about someone you know, ...