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" Open : "
Jenny Block.
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BL
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989322
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b743692
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| Main Entry
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Block, Jenny.
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| Title & Author
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Open : : love, sex, and life in an open marriage /\ Jenny Block.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Berkeley, CA :: Seal Press,, ©2009.
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x, 276 pages ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1580052754
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: 9781580052757
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271).
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| Contents
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What's a girl to do? -- My orgasm, my self -- Just pick someone, already -- Everyone else manages to do it, so why can't i? -- This is a test -- Having our cake and eating it too -- You can't run out of love -- It's not necessarily what you think -- The four (not-so) easy steps -- Our very own happily ever after.
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| Abstract
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"This is an account of personal experience in an open marriage, representing this often marginalized behavior as a viable and healthy option. Finally, a book about open marriage that tackles the problems surrounding monogamy and fidelity in an honest, heartfelt manner. Jenny Block is your average girl next door, a wife and mother for whom married life never felt quite right. While many books on this topic presuppose that the reader is ready to embrace an 'alternative lifestyle', Block operates from the assumption that most couples who are curious about or engaged in open marriages are in fact more like her - normal people who question whether monogamy is right for them; good people who love their spouses but want variation; capable parents who are not deviant just because they choose to be honest about their desires ..."--Publisher's description.
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Communication in marriage.
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Marriage.
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Open marriage.
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Communication in marriage.
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Marriage.
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Open marriage.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.84
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| LC Classification
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HQ536.B595 2009
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