Reflections

Now, do you remember when Shere Hite was thinking of proposing a "Third Way Of Life?" She wasn't. In fact, she was trying to BRING BACK that third way of life which is Boston marriage, and modernize it. Of course, today women will realize they both have a sex drive (unlike the past when they probably had no clue), but so what? It doesn't mean they have to "act on it". And of course, the reason the women would live together in a Boston marriage today is NOT BECAUSE marrying a man will lead to a lifetime of servitude (this is the 21st century!), but because they deeply love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together. And when they do, they'll realize how special their union is. As Dr. Dennison quoted from her "Smart At Love" website, "...And I understand now how precious and rare it is to feel that close to someone who isn’t also a sexual partner."

Next, I will show you an article in Ms. Magazine about a very modern-day Boston marriage (living-together friendship) between two straight women, from a first-person point of view. Just to let you know, in this one it is mostly an artistic collaboration (and they left their futures open). However, within the article you will find other types of Boston marriages, including the one that goes with romantic friendship (read about 27-year-old Zoe Zolbrod and her Friend V).