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I Do, I Don't: An Alternatives to Marriage Book List
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Unmarried to Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as an Unmarried CoupleUnmarried to Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as an Unmarried Couple by Dorian Solot
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $2.17
The most comprehensive book there is about successful cohabitation, whether you plan to get married eventually or not. Loads of practical information, fun facts, and stories from unmarried partners.
White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular CultureWhite Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture by Chrys Ingraham
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $0.25
Smart analysis of the multi-million dollar "marriage-industrial complex" that hopes you'll marry early and often.
What Is Marriage For?What Is Marriage For? by E. J. Graff
Buy used from: $2.20
Traces the ever-changing history of marriage, showing how our concept of "traditional marriage" is a recent invention and arguing that same-sex couples should have the right to marry.
Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the NationPublic Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation by Nancy F. Cott
Buy new: $29.50 / Used from: $9.49
Offers a glimpse of the role marriage has played in some of the country's most contentious social issues, from slavery to today's welfare reform debates.
The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer LifeThe Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life by Michael Warner
Buy new: $17.55 / Used from: $11.99
Argues that gay and lesbian people should not fight for the right to marry, but instead work to alter the system of granting privileges on the basis of relationship status.
Young Wives' Tales: New Adventures in Love and PartnershipYoung Wives' Tales: New Adventures in Love and Partnership
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $2.99
A collection of essays by young women about their marriages and unmarried relationships. Explores the many responses to feminism, the divorce rate, and the expectation that we will all marry.
Pride And Joy: The Lives And Passions Of Women Without ChildrenPride And Joy: The Lives And Passions Of Women Without Children by Terri Casey
Buy new: $14.35 / Used from: $1.30
Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American FamilySingle by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American Family by Rosanna Hertz
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $9.98
Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's GuideChoosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide by Mikki Morrissette
Buy new: $25.95 / Used from: $7.15
I Do/I Don't: Queers on MarriageI Do/I Don't: Queers on Marriage
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $0.99
Why Marriage: The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay EqualityWhy Marriage: The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality by George Chauncey
Buy new: $11.65 / Used from: $3.95
Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for AmericaGay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America by Jonathan Rauch
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $1.44
Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to MarryWhy Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry by Evan Wolfson
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.44
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered MarriageMarriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.46
The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All WomenThe Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women by Susan Douglas
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.62
Love: An Unromantic DiscussionLove: An Unromantic Discussion by Mary Evans
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $3.75
The Wedding Complex: Forms of Belonging in Modern American Culture (Series Q)The Wedding Complex: Forms of Belonging in Modern American Culture (Series Q) by Elizabeth Freeman
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $7.64
The Feminine MystiqueThe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $7.39
The Trouble with Nature: Sex in Science and Popular CultureThe Trouble with Nature: Sex in Science and Popular Culture by Roger N. Lancaster
Buy new: $23.35 / Used from: $9.34
Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever AfterSingled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After by Bella DePaulo
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $3.33
Single Woman of a Certain Age: 29 Women Writers on the Unmarried Midlife--Romantic Escapades, Empty Nests, Shifting Shapes, and Serene IndependenceSingle Woman of a Certain Age: 29 Women Writers on the Unmarried Midlife--Romantic Escapades, Empty Nests, Shifting Shapes, and Serene Independence
Buy new: $16.46 / Used from: $1.84
The New Single WomanThe New Single Woman by E. Kay Trimberger
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $0.45
Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples (13th Edition)Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples (13th Edition) by Toni Lynne Ihara
Buy used from: $0.68
Marriage Proposals: Questioning a Legal StatusMarriage Proposals: Questioning a Legal Status by Anita Bernstein
Buy new: $34.00 / Used from: $29.99
Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It IsFamilies Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is by Abigail Garner
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $5.85
Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American DreamUnsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American Dream by Ruth Sidel
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $6.29