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Unmarried to Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as an Unmarried Couple by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller Signed by the authors! Written by the founders of the Alternatives to Marriage Project, Unmarried to Each Other is packed with everything you need to know to make cohabitation a success. No matter how long you've been together, you'll find a wealth of down-to-earth information for both different-sex and same-sex couples on knowing if you're ready to move in together, advice about explaining your relationship to your mother, legal essentials, health insurance, commitment ceremonies, common law marriage, unmarried parenting, staying together, and making the decision to marry or not. At the heart of the book are stories and insights from interviews with over 100 people in unmarried relationships across the country. Visit the Unmarried to Each Other website to read more about the book and see a detailed listing of what's covered in each chapter.
  The Commitment Conversation: A guide to the most important discussion of your relationship
A guidebook for building a strong, balanced, healthy partnership. Whether you are just starting or well into a relationship, this guide leads you through a positive discussion and helps you chart your course with or without marriage. Topics range from goals to lifestyle to children to finances. This guide was produced by the Equality in Marriage Institute but its emphasis is definitely on "equality" not "marriage".
Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples by Attorneys Ralph Warner, Toni Ihara, and Frederick Hertz (2008) new 14th edition! This user-friendly book is the best legal guide we've seen for unmarried partners. It contains chapters on renting and buying a home, parenting issues, wills and estate planning, sample living together agreements for a variety of situations, and countless other legal issues. The book comes with a CD-ROM (compatible with PCs and Macs) containing forms you can use and modify for your situation.
Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples by Attorney Denis Clifford, Attorney Frederick Hertz & Emily Doskow, legal editor (2007) This book, produced by the publisher of Living Together (above), is an in-depth, accessible guide to protecting yourself as a same-sex couple. It includes information on medical emergencies, financial matters, parenting, wills, buying a home, and sample contracts for your relationship. A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples is every bit as excellent as Living Together and provides similar types of information.
 The Domino Effect: Memoirs of an Equal Rights Advocate by Thomas F. Coleman Chronicling the evolution of his work from law student to founder of the American Association for Single People, Coleman explains how strategic moves for gay rights, singles' rights and family diversity have touched the lives of millions. Contains surprising reminders of how recently important legal changes were made, and inspiring examples of how a few people can organize to make a big difference.
I Do, I Don't: Queers on Marriage Edited by Greg Wharton and Ian Philips A diverse array of LGBT voices on the subject of marriage. Some see a fight for equality; some see it as the wrong fight. Personal essays, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, vows, rants, love letters, and sermons. Silly to serious. Pro and con. All valid. Featuring an essay by AtMP founders Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot.
Marriage Proposals: Questioning a Legal Status Edited by Anita Bernstein An anthology about whether to end the legal category of marriage. Law reform is a tool used by activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage fight, along with marriage movement partisans and advocates for unmarried rights. This unique, serious volume confronts hard and deep questions facing society. Featuring an essay by AtMP founders Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot.
 Living Alone or Living Together
By Living Smart Guides These CD's simplify the instructions, authorizations, schedules and legal agreements you can give to trusted individuals so they can help you (and children and pets that depend on you) when the unexpected happens. Each CD (sold separately) containing dozens of detailed documents for you to personalize, print, share and store. (List of Living Alone documents; list of Living Together documents)
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