num_pages: 320
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 dateGetting Along:  How to talk, how to listen, and how to accept differencesMonogamy/Nonmonogamy:  Deciding what works for youMoving in Together: Where to live, setting up house, managing household choresTying the Knot:  Planning a ceremony, exchanging ringsFamily: Coming out to your family, including your partner in family life Children:  Exploring your choices, making a decisionWork:  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
language: English
title: The Male Couple's Guide: Finding a Man, Making a Home, Building a Life
titlecomplete: The Male Couple's Guide: Finding a Man, Making a Home, Building a Life
genres: Relationships, M M Romance, LGBT, Gay, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 36
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Men's Nonfiction
publisher: Harper Perennial