Permanent partners : building gay & lesbian relationships that last /
Berzon, Betty,
Permanent partners : building gay & lesbian relationships that last / Betty Berzon. - xiv, 354 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-354).
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: About Us -- It's Time for a Change: Reinventing Gay and Lesbian Relationships -- Building Compatibility: Living With Differences and Working With the Effects of Relationship Myths and Fantasies -- Feeling Good About Being Gay: Understanding How Sexual Identity Conflict Can Affect Your Relationship -- "What's Going on Here?": Learning to Diagnose the Underlying Problems in Your Relationship -- "Are You Listening to Me?": Improving Communication With Your Partner -- "Who's in Charge, Now?": Addressing Power and Control Issues -- Jealousy: A New View of an Old Problem: Looking at the Broader Meanings and Positive Uses of Jealous Feelings -- Fighting the Good Fight: Learning to Deal With Conflict Constructively -- The Sexual Agenda: Improving Sexual Communication, Resolving the Monogamy Issue, and Coping with Sexual Desire Differences -- Money Issues: Understanding the Role of Money in the Power Equation and Setting Up the Optimal Money Management Plan for Your Relationship -- Empowering Your Relationship Legally: Making Use of Contracts, Joint Tenancy Ownership, Estate Planning and Insurance Coverage to Protect Your Partnership Legally -- The In-Laws, God Bless 'Em: Integrating Your Families Into Your Life as a Couple -- Having Children, Taking Vows, Telling the World: Taking Advantage of Some New Options in Gay and Lesbian Relationships -- The Inevitability of Change in Your Partnership: Recognizing the Effects of Unspoken Contracts and Change-Resisting Routines -- In Praise of Our Partners: Giving Voice to Affection and Admiration Affirming Lover and Love Alike -- Bibliography. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
0452263085 9780452263086
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Gay couples--United States
Lesbian couples--United States
Interpersonal relations--United States
Gay couples
Interpersonal relations.
HQ76.3.U5 / B47 1988
306.766
Permanent partners : building gay & lesbian relationships that last / Betty Berzon. - xiv, 354 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-354).
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: About Us -- It's Time for a Change: Reinventing Gay and Lesbian Relationships -- Building Compatibility: Living With Differences and Working With the Effects of Relationship Myths and Fantasies -- Feeling Good About Being Gay: Understanding How Sexual Identity Conflict Can Affect Your Relationship -- "What's Going on Here?": Learning to Diagnose the Underlying Problems in Your Relationship -- "Are You Listening to Me?": Improving Communication With Your Partner -- "Who's in Charge, Now?": Addressing Power and Control Issues -- Jealousy: A New View of an Old Problem: Looking at the Broader Meanings and Positive Uses of Jealous Feelings -- Fighting the Good Fight: Learning to Deal With Conflict Constructively -- The Sexual Agenda: Improving Sexual Communication, Resolving the Monogamy Issue, and Coping with Sexual Desire Differences -- Money Issues: Understanding the Role of Money in the Power Equation and Setting Up the Optimal Money Management Plan for Your Relationship -- Empowering Your Relationship Legally: Making Use of Contracts, Joint Tenancy Ownership, Estate Planning and Insurance Coverage to Protect Your Partnership Legally -- The In-Laws, God Bless 'Em: Integrating Your Families Into Your Life as a Couple -- Having Children, Taking Vows, Telling the World: Taking Advantage of Some New Options in Gay and Lesbian Relationships -- The Inevitability of Change in Your Partnership: Recognizing the Effects of Unspoken Contracts and Change-Resisting Routines -- In Praise of Our Partners: Giving Voice to Affection and Admiration Affirming Lover and Love Alike -- Bibliography. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
0452263085 9780452263086
89012212
Gay couples--United States
Lesbian couples--United States
Interpersonal relations--United States
Gay couples
Interpersonal relations.
HQ76.3.U5 / B47 1988
306.766