Homo Domesticus
Notes from a Same-Sex Marriage
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In this “sweet, funny, true tale of same-sex romance” (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY), David Valdes Greenwood sets the record straight on gay marriage-and reminds us what really matters to any couple. Here he charts the ups and downs of an all-too-human relationship: going on that first “non-date”; learning to share duties (and mince words) in the kitchen; dealing with a wandering eye; and realizing that life as a couple is all about discovering “just how many things you can approach differently without actually killing each other.” When along comes baby, David and his husband find out just how outrageous and maddeningly wonderful the ties of love can be. This is a radiant, whimsical testament to love and commitment by today's “gay Erma Bombeck” (NPR).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For those whose familiarity with gay culture doesn't extend beyond stereotypes and caricatures, prepare for a shock: this sweet, funny, true tale of same-sex romance is probably too tame even for a Lifetime TV movie; as Valdes Greenwood writes, "it occurs to me that I may have ... let myself down by missing out on the hedonistic youth that everyone will assume I had anyway." A knowing, humble and generous narrator, Valdes Greenwood keeps his story of meeting and falling in love with his future husband-a "romantic life that has been as uncomplicated and physically virtuous as that of a Promise Keeper"-surprisingly fresh, even as he demonstrates that same-sex couples just want the same things everybody else does: "When Jason and I had moved in together in 1994, we had made three folders that corresponded with our future plans: wedding, house-buying, and adoption, in that order." Valdes Greenwood doesn't get preachy or overtly political about gay rights and marriage; rather, he lets his life with husband and baby-ups, downs, and all-speak for itself. It's a convincing, heartwarming argument.
