Includes bibliographical references (page 279) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Unique challenges for gay marriages -- Designing your marriage -- Competition and conflict -- Redefining gender-based roles -- Soul mates, family, and community support -- Exploring open marriage -- Sexual freedom and expression -- Negotiating jealousy and insecurity -- Creating and adjusting to an open marriage -- Balancing sexual expression with emotional connection -- Exploring monogamy -- Sex, monogamy and the three-year itch -- Keeping monogamy lively : balancing emotional stability with spontaneity -- The art of not merging/how not to lose yourself.
Summary:
"There are currently no 'rule books' for how a marriage between two men could or should work. While there are lots of books about how to plan your gay wedding, there are virtually none that address what to do after the honeymoon is over (literally and figuratively). This book fills that void. It offers married gay couples (and gay men considering marriage) an easy-to-follow, practical framework that they can use to help create, adjust and structure their marriages. Using helpful examples and first-hand quotes throughout, Openly-gay psychotherapist Michael Dale Kimmel offers a roadmap for gay men who want to be married but have questions and concerns about monogamy and monotony." -- From book jacket.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.