Women in relationships with bisexual men

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Women in relationships with bisexual men
Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
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Women in relationships with bisexual men

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Framed by a comprehensive review of international research, literature, and film, this book is an intimate journey into the experiences and insights of 79 Australian women in relationships with bisexual men. It takes us into the daily lives, sexual intimacies, and families of MOREs (mixed-orientation relationships) that span the gamut from extremely oppressive experiences with bi-misogynist men to extremely liberating with bi-profeminist men. Aged 19 to 65, the women are in monogamous, open, and polyamorous relationships with bisexual-identifying and/or bisexual-behaving men. The women themselves are bisexual, lesbian, heterosexual, while others refuse to categorize their own sexualities.

The book addresses the discovery or disclosure of the man's bisexuality, how the relationships work and where they flounder, how the partners negotiate and establish 'new rules' and boundaries to maintain their relationship, and the impact of class, rural/urban setting, ethnicity, indigeneity, race, religion, and education on these relationships.

But this book isn’t only about MOREs. The research, revelations and reflections in this book tell us much about current and shifting global constructions and understandings of intimate relationships, sexual desires and love, and the socio-cultural representations and labeling of genders and sexualities.

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English
Pages
541

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Cover of: Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men
Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men by Women
2017, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Cover of: Women in relationships with bisexual men
Cover of: Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men
Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men by Women
2015, Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Table of Contents

Introduction.
"Outside belonging": an introduction to the women, their men, and the research ;
"Border women and their border men": some theories, definitions, and debates framing the research ;
"You know, the old Kinsey scale": women talk about their partners' bisexualities ;
"I have a sexuality too": women discussing their own sexualities --
The journeys.
"Starting out knowing": negotiating the beginning of the relationship ;
"Changing course midstream": from closet to confrontation ;
"We've arrived where we started and know the place for the first time": women reflecting on 'staying the course' or 'splitting up' --
Mapping the landscape.
"New rules, no rules, old rules or our rules": women designing MOREs with their partners ;
"The problem is that he's a man, not that he's bisexual": women discussing masculinity, misogyny, privilege, and power ;
"What do we tell the kids?": women talk about bisexual fathers ;
"Spreading disease with the greatest of ease": negotiating sexual health issues --
Border dwelling as outsides belonging.
"Minute by minute maneuvering": navigating the Heteroworld ;
"Ewww, girl germs": women's experiences and perceptions of homonormativity ;
"The priest told him to marry me and he'd go straight": bordering religion and spirituality in MOREs ;
"It's a matter of family honor and shame": negotiating ethnic and racial identities and community codes ;
"When your relationship isn't recognized by relationship services": misrepresentations and erasures in health services --
Not just belonging but blooming in the borderlands.
"A door that hasn't been opened": women's final words for future women.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-523) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.7/65/0994
Library of Congress
HQ74.9.A8 P355 2016, HQ74.9.A8, HQ74.8 .P355 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 541 pages
Number of pages
541

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27201189M
ISBN 10
0739134574
ISBN 13
9780739134573
LCCN
2015952401
OCLC/WorldCat
920017642

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