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Attachment Style, Rules Regarding Sex, and Couple Satisfaction: A Study of Gay Male Couples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2012

Oscar Modesto Ramirez  and
Jac Brown
Oscar Modesto Ramirez
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Australia.
Jac Brown*
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Australia.jac.brown@mq.edu.au
*
*Address for correspondence: Jac Brown, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University NSW 2109, Australia.
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Abstract

This article explores the characteristics of open and closed relationships in 170 gay men according to their levels of satisfaction, their attachment styles, and the rules of having sex outside their relationships for open couples. We found no significant difference between open or closed relationships in levels of satisfaction or attachment styles. However, we found that gay men in open relationships who have explicit rules about having sex with other men are significantly more satisfied that those gay men with no rules. A content analysis of the rules is presented and implications for therapy are drawn from the findings.

Keywords

gay relationshipsattachmentgay mensatisfactionsexually open relationshipsrules
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy , Volume 31 , Issue 2: Special Research Issue , 01 June 2010 , pp. 202 - 213
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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