![]() ![]() They had a physically abusive relationship, and he got the worst beating of his life after she discovered that he'd been visiting gay chat rooms online. Drew couldn't discuss anything with his wife. Some of us were not able to talk with our spouses at all. ![]() When Kathy initially spoke with her partner, he offered to pay for therapy and gave her a few weeks to "get fixed." For others, the conversations did not go so well. Grace and her husband talked for a year and a half - and their relationship became much closer - before they decided to separate so that she could explore her feelings for another woman. Some of us were able to speak with our spouses about what we were going through. The other five of us didn't realize that we might not be straight until sometime in our 30s. Three of the eight - Adam, Gene, and Trudy - knew from an early age that they were not straight, but each for his or her own reasons chose to get married. ![]() In all, I included the stories of eight people - four men and four women - in my book. After I started writing, I decided to include the stories of women as well, mainly because I noticed that the lesbians I know who'd been married to men seemed to handle the transition to homosexuality more gracefully and with more integrity than my male friends and I did. I asked them if they'd be willing to tell their stories in a book, and several agreed. ![]() I have quite a few gay friends who used to be married to women. ![]()
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