Relationship maintenance in same-sex couples

Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 209-230

  Haas, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 33645762409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410606990-10     Document Type: Chapter

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