A Short Guide to a Happy Marriage: Gay Edition

by O'Neil, Sharon Gilchrest

• ISBN13: 9781604332971
• ISBN10: 1604332972
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781604336221
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-14
• Publisher: Cider Mill Press

Summary

A long and happy committed relationship can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences in lifebut it doesn't always come easily. In her work with gay couples, marriage and family therapist Sharon Gilchrest O'Neill has seen unique and complicated challenges due to pervasive acceptance issues and discrepancies between partners' "coming out" status. There are often feelings of isolation from families of origin, in workplaces, and other social environments, making a shared life together anything but simple at times. Couples can become bored, tired, frustrated, or even led astray from one another. And, for those not yet allowed to legally marry, there are critical issues and questions of how to meet normal safety and security needs over a couple's lifespan. The author of this guide has developed 20 inspiring and simple yet effective suggestions to help couples grow together in mutual admiration, support, and respectand rekindle their love. When you apply these suggestions in your daily life, you and your partner will look at each other and your shared life in a different lightone that will bring years of great happiness and fulfillment.

Author Biography

Sharon Gilchrest O’Neil, Ed.S., is a marriage and family business consultant. For more than 25 years she has helped clients to examine assumptions, think creatively, and build upon strengths. Sharon is the author of A Short Guide to a Happy Marriage: The Essentials for Long-Lasting Togetherness; Sheltering: Thoughts About Loss and Grief; and Lur’ning: 147 Inspiring Thoughts for Learning on the Job. She has been a graduate instructor/advisor, an organizational learning consultant, and a hospice volunteer. She lives in Northern Westchester County, New York, with her husband and son.