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Compersion Isn't Mandatory

Making Polyamory Work

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Taking Pleasure in Other People's Happiness

There is a word I like better than comparison, but it's not an English word. Mudita is simply experiencing the joy that others have or taking pleasure from delighting in other people's well-being. The opposite of this word isn't jealousy. It's actually yet another non-English word: shadenfreude.

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