Product Description

Finding the right man is just the beginning. Figuring out how to build a happy, rewarding, and tong-lasting relationship is the next challenge. With the help you'll find in the pages of The Male Couple's Guide--a warm, commonsense companion based on interviews with gay men across the country, their families, and relationship experts, as well as the author's own experience'you'll get the answers to everything you need to know, including:

Finding the Right Man: Knowing what to look for, where to look, and how to date

Getting Along: How to talk, how to listen, and how to accept differences

Monogamy/Nonmonogamy: Deciding what works for you

Moving in Together:Where to live, setting up house, managing household chores

Tying the Knot: Planning a ceremony, exchanging rings

Family: Coming out to your family, including your partner in family life

Children: Exploring your choices, making a decision

Work: How to include or exclude your partner from your professional life

Sex: What to expect when the honeymoon stage is a memory

Money: Managing your joint or separate finances

The Law: Protecting your relationship and each other legally

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #752913 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-01
• Released on: 1999-05-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author

Eric Marcus is coauthor with Greg Louganis of Breaking the Surface, the #1 New York Times bestseller, and the author of Together Forever, The Male Couple's Guide, and Making History.

Customer Reviews

Eric Marcus at his best! A must have!
I have read other books by Eric Marcus and none of them fail to please. "The Male Couple's Guide..." is no exception. It's a great read. It provided a lot of good, timely information on the whole 'couple thing'. Marcus covers every angle from meeting to marriage. I learned a lot and enjoyed the personal touch that shines throughout. Taking a glimpse into the lives of real couples helps the reader understand all the dynamics that go into building a lasting relationship. Excellent resource for today's gay man. Finally something to go by!

A must read for every Gay Couple.
I've been with my lover for four years and we both read this book. It was the catalyst for alot of important conversations that have had a profound/positive impact on our lives. This book is not preachy, it's well written and informative without being pushy. Thank you Eric Marcus, I owe you one.

A variety of good general advice.
The book covers a variety of topics (dating, living together, social situations, finances, relationships, etc. ), and usually offers alot of good advice. It tries to take in opposing perspectives on some, so that the reader might consider both points of view. It gives examples by illustrating some of the people who were apparently interviewed during research for the book. It would be nice to see it expanded upon and more detailed in future revisions.