same-sex relationships

• changing nature of same sex relationships

  -in 1970s, gay culture largely rejected monogamy & conventional family life

  -Weeks > increased social acceptance of same-sex relationships

  > affected way same sex couples conduct relationship

  -increasing co-habitation & more stable, long term relationships
• Weston 


  -describes same-sex cohabitation as 'quasi-marriage'

  -many gay couples deciding to cohabit as stable partners
• Allan & Crow


  -due to absence of framework until recently, same sex relationships had to negociate commitment & responsibilities more than married couples
• Einasdottir


  -may limit flexibility & negotiability of relationships

  -wish for relationships to be different, not adopting heterosexual values