false 3070606 2 <div>Jenny Block is your average girl next door, a suburban wife and mother for whom married life never felt quite right. She operates from the assumption that most couples who are curious about or engaged in open marriages are in fact more like her&#8212;normal people who question whether monogamy is right for them; good people who love their spouses but want variation; capable parents who are not deviant just because they choose to be honest about their desires. <br><br>In <i>Open,</i> Block paints a down to earth picture of how an open marriage can work, and specifically why it works for her and her husband. In dissecting other people&#8217;s strong reactions to her choice, she explores the question of why cheating is more socially acceptable than open marriage. In part, she concludes, the lack of models for successful functional open marriages is such that the general public is not yet equipped to handle treating it as anything other than abnormal.<br><br><i>Open</i> challenges our notions of what traditional marriage looks like, and presents one woman&#8217;s journey down an uncertain path that ultimately proves that open marriage is a viable option, and one that&#8217;s in fact better for some couples than conventional marriage.</div> 3101620 1 6 2008 Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage total:62|5:13|4:17|3:26|2:5|1:1| 62 222 161 25 4 3 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 02 08:25:23 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 16:05:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 08:31:46 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 08:31:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:42:28 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:48:15 -0800 2009
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I enjoyed the 'I'm not alone' component of another bi woman married to a man. I...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 11 12:10:35 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 18:27:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:16:26 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:18:46 -0700 2009 I felt 'duh' when she tried to be didactic, but as a memoir it's a lovely account of how communication and embracing desires can enhance a marriage. It's an excellent gateway book. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 10:52:15 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:25:03 -0800 2008 Once, but will read it sevearl more times with a highlighter. more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 14:26:05 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 14:51:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 09:46:40 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 16:13:14 -0800 2008 0 1 false false Fri Aug 22 09:51:04 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 09:51:04 -0700 2008
Except I didn't really understand what her husband and she were giving to one another exactly except financial support. It...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 26 15:28:52 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 15:29:34 -0800 2008 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-bloc...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 07 12:57:54 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 13:00:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 14:07:32 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 14:10:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 18:47:27 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:47:45 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 16:09:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 16:09:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 17 11:45:48 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 12:41:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:45:48 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3070606