Compersion:Conversion - Open Relationships - Really?

At some point in our lives most women participate in an open relationship.  Whether knowingly or unknowingly, hey, it happens.  When it is without your permission, it's commonly referred to as cheating, but recently, I have been hearing more and more about women accepting "open" relationships with their husbands and lovers.  It was surprising to say the least to learn that women were not only willing to allow their men to engage in sexual relations outside of the relationship, but according to the laws of compersion, they are joyful to learn their man is sexually involved with other women and possibly men.  Wow, I did not see this evolution coming, and candidly, question whether it has come or whether this is all hype. If it has come, is it truly an evolution?  Evolution, after all, is about growth, improvement, development and forward movement.  I question whether accepting and participating in an open relationship constitutes any of those things.  It will take a lot of research, feedback and discussion for me believe that this is a deliberate decision, forward-thinking, women are making (joyously) versus just throwing their hands up in the air in disgust and resignation because they are too fearful of being alone, to walk away from men unable or unwilling to be honest and faithful.

So indulge me while I drop some knowledge on you regarding some terms you may not understand yet, but will need to be familiar with as you move through future posts under the "Hey Jealousy" label. 

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  A cuckold is a married man with an adulterous wife. Current usage sometimes extends the term informally to include
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  cuckqueans (women with adulterous husbands),
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  wittols (husbands who consent to their wife's extramarital sex), and non-married couples in analogous situations. 
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  The term cuckold is derived from the old French for cuckoo.  The females of certain varieties of cuckoo lay their eggs in other bird’s nests, freeing themselves from the need to nurture the eggs to hatching. 
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  As it relates to the cuckold, it was thought that a man, was said to be wearing the horns of a cuckhold when his wife was unfaithful, and everyone in his community knew of her infidelity except him, which would be especially humiliating when she bore a child recognizably not his own.  
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  Compersion is said to be a non-sexual 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. The concept is now widespread within the polyamorous community.  
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  Polyamorous is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.  It is common for people within the polyamorous community to state that jealousy comes with the territory of open romantic relationships. Compersion has often been referred to as "the opposite of jealousy" and some advocates state that through time and experience, it becomes an efficient method for combating jealousy.
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  Jealousy is resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against anothers success or advantage itself.

Ok so over the course of however long it takes, we will explore the concepts associated with open relationships - the good, the bad and the ugly.  This should be interesting.