Wow, I love this, thank you so much for writing it. The craft is stunning and the language and loss of language on naming sexuality and desire is deeply familiar.
Thank you Rachel! And I just found your essay on questioning your queerness while loving a straight man and started reading it! Clearly we have some notes to compare here:)
I’m curious about the author's wife's adaptation mechanisms: what kind of shielding does she utilize to protect herself from the desert of jealousy, envy, insecurity, hurt, and anger?
I'm noticing a serious "daddy" trend in so many essays we've been receiving and publishing. But I didn't expect it from a woman living and loving another woman. So much to unpack here!
This is the first piece I have ever read that’s come close to how I feel about exploring my queerness while being married to my wife. I really agree with the concept that we queer folk are maybe better at recognizing, and working through, the dissonances within our identities.
Wow, I love this, thank you so much for writing it. The craft is stunning and the language and loss of language on naming sexuality and desire is deeply familiar.
Thank you Rachel! And I just found your essay on questioning your queerness while loving a straight man and started reading it! Clearly we have some notes to compare here:)
yes!!
I’m curious about the author's wife's adaptation mechanisms: what kind of shielding does she utilize to protect herself from the desert of jealousy, envy, insecurity, hurt, and anger?
great question. and she may be writing a piece from her perspective soon so stay tuned!
I'm noticing a serious "daddy" trend in so many essays we've been receiving and publishing. But I didn't expect it from a woman living and loving another woman. So much to unpack here!
I wanted much more unpacking but maybe that will appear in the memoir.
This is the first piece I have ever read that’s come close to how I feel about exploring my queerness while being married to my wife. I really agree with the concept that we queer folk are maybe better at recognizing, and working through, the dissonances within our identities.