Offering an interpretation of what it means to be a couple in the 1990s, this book explores how we define coupledom, why and how it has become the norm in our society, and whom it benefits. The author describes how the lives of the two sexes can be enhanced or destroyed by intimate partnerships and how social and cultural life revolves around coupledom, and challenges the notion of partnership as the ideal way of life. By questioning the current context for coupledom, she seeks to redefine and extend existing definitions of ...
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Offering an interpretation of what it means to be a couple in the 1990s, this book explores how we define coupledom, why and how it has become the norm in our society, and whom it benefits. The author describes how the lives of the two sexes can be enhanced or destroyed by intimate partnerships and how social and cultural life revolves around coupledom, and challenges the notion of partnership as the ideal way of life. By questioning the current context for coupledom, she seeks to redefine and extend existing definitions of heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
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