My Husband Is Gay: A Woman's Guide to Surviving the Crisis

by Carol Grever

Overview

“These women demonstrate the will to survive intact . . . Their passage to wholeness exemplifies forgiveness, growth, healing, hope, and sometimes reconciliation.”—from MY HUSBAND IS GAY
Carol and Jim were high school sweethearts who married in their early twenties. Thirty years and two children later, Jim announced to his wife that he was homosexual. A fundamentalist Christian, he had been leading a double life for years. In an effort to sort out her pain and confusion, Carol Grever sought out other heterosexual women, of all ages, ethnicities, and educational backgrounds, who were married to gay men. The stories she uncovered examine their coping strategies and form the basis of this manual for healing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307815408
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	03/07/2012
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Carol Grever has been a businesswoman and an English professor. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her second husband and her beloved cat, Sundance. Visit her at carolgrever.com and straightspouseconnection.com.

Editorial Reviews

After 30 mostly happy years of marriage, Carol Grever's husband told her that he is gay. As she discovered, the phenomenon is relatively common, because many gay men believe they are at economic or social risk if they don't marry. In My Husband Is Gay: A Woman's Survival Guide, Grever shares her story and those of 25 other women of varying ages and backgrounds. Although most of their marriages ended in divorce, some of those who divorced were successful in preserving a healthy friendship with their husbands. Grever provides practical guidance (including professional resources and advice on telling the children) and positive support for women who suddenly find themselves in a marriage that is not what they thought. ( Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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