Lesbian couples: A qualitative look at Long-Term love

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-26

  Connolly, Colleen M ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Couple; Feminist; Lesbian; Longevity; Love; Qualitative research; Relationship; Revitalization; Ritualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997984803     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v03n01_02     Document Type: Article

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