What awaits lesbians at middle age?
Midlife
Lesbian Relationships explores the rich world of lesbian
relationships at midlife, from dating through the loss
of parents, and describes the central relationship
between who we are as adults and our connections with
friends, lovers, parents, and children.
Midlife
Lesbian Relationships will help lesbians and the
professionals who counsel them navigate and understand
the midlife transition. Offering both theoretical and
descriptive material, this timely work discusses the
difficulties of stigma and the strengths of female
same-sex relationships, providing insight into the
challenges lesbians find at middle age.
Midlife
Lesbian Relationships provides insight into the
challenges and solutions of middle age for lesbians,
discussing:
- friendships
- dating and courtship
- couple relationships and the key ingredients that
strengthen and deepen them
- parenting young children and the influence of
lesbian midlife maturation on confidence and
satisfaction in mothering
- substance abuse and the road to recovery
- the evolution of the bonds between these women and
their biological families
- what many lesbians in middle age go through when
their parents pass away, including the easing of
internalized homophobia
Midlife Lesbian
Relationships illustrates the commonalities and
differences between lesbians and other women at midlife,
and illuminates how the interplay between middle age and
relationships can contribute to midlife development.
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