Sex, Love, and Fidelity: A Study of Contemporary Romantic Relationships
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relationship, 1–8, 10–30, 32–39, 41–58, 60, 62–70, 73–75, 77, 80–82, 85, 87–92, 94–99, 101–103, 105–108, 110–112, 114, 116, 118, 121–123, 125–126, 129–131, 133–134, 136–146, 149–153, 155–157, 159, 161–163, 166–169, 171–182, 185–196

renegotiation, 38, 106–107, 119, 137–138, 140–145, 151–152, 173–175, 181–182, 188–189

romance, 1–7, 13–14, 18–19, 21, 25, 32, 35–37, 41, 46, 49, 51, 58–61, 68–70, 75, 82, 105–106, 129, 143–144, 159, 176, 181–182, 185, 188–192

romantic relationships, 1, 4–5, 7, 25, 35–36, 51, 75, 105, 129, 144, 181, 185, 188–189, 192

rules, 1–6, 8, 16–20, 23, 38, 42, 45, 47, 62–64, 66–67, 69–70, 91–92, 94–97, 105–108, 110–114, 116–124, 126–131, 134, 136–140, 142–145, 149–153, 155, 159–171, 173–178, 180–182, 187–191, 193–195

rule negotiations, 126

rule violations, 20, 38, 42, 69, 106, 137, 140, 143, 151, 171, 174

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sample, 6, 25–26, 29–33, 35, 65, 69, 77, 120, 134

secondary, 156, 165, 177, 179

self-imposed rules, 111, 119–120, 137, 139, 144, 194

sex, 1–3, 5–26, 30–31, 33, 35, 37–39, 41–51, 53–58, 60–70, 73–85, 87–92, 94–103, 106–108, 110–130, 132, 134–140, 143–146, 149–157, 159–161, 164–171, 174, 176–182, 185–196

sex toys, 159

sexual orientation, 2, 10, 18, 21, 23, 25, 30–31, 33, 37–38, 47, 55–56, 60–61, 64, 69, 75, 77–78, 83–85, 113, 117, 121, 135–136, 145, 191

sexual scripts, 22, 24, 66, 69, 77

sociology, 188

specialness, 2, 5, 13, 16, 25, 38–39, 42, 48–50, 70, 91, 106, 113, 120–123, 125–130, 144–146, 150–151, 159, 176–178, 180–181, 185, 187–188, 190, 193–196

specified fidelity, 37–38, 105–108, 110, 120–123, 126, 129–130, 139, 143, 145, 176, 190–191, 196

STD/STI, 68, 140, 170

strict monogamy, 37, 41–42, 46–50, 53–58, 60, 62–70, 74–75, 91–92, 94–97, 101, 103, 105, 185, 187, 189–192

swinging, 3, 12–13, 15–18, 21, 23, 29–30, 33, 115–116, 126, 128, 145, 149, 162, 189

survey, 9, 12, 18, 25–30, 34–38, 43, 74, 76–80, 82–86, 90, 92–94, 98–99, 102, 107–110, 119, 123, 129, 131–135, 141–143, 146, 152–161, 163–164, 166–167, 172–173, 176–177, 181, 189, 191

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threesome, 90–91, 94, 97–98, 110, 115, 157, 165, 193

triad, 16, 157, 168, 179

trust, 19, 50, 59, 90, 136, 140, 153, 167, 194

typology, 1, 36, 189

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unallowed behaviors, 133, 141–142

unfaithfulness, 18, 74

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About the Author

Kassia R. Wosick is an assistant professor of sociology at New Mexico State University. She holds a PhD and an MA from the University of California, Irvine, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. Dr. Wosick has published in several journals such as American Sociological Review, Journal of Sex Research, and Psychology and Sexuality.