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The following research information is summarised from the published work ofDr. David P. McWhirter, MD and Dr. Andrew M. Mattison, MSW, PhD(professional & personal partners, sadly now both deceased).
Growth in Lgbtq+ Male Couple Relationships
Over a 5-year period ( to ), David P. McWhirter, MD and Andrew M. Mattison MSW, PhD interviewed in-depth gay male couples (in the California, San Diego County area) about their significant / intimate couple relationship.
The couples interviewed were not in therapy had been living together as male to male partners anywhere from 1 to more than 37 years, and were not in therapy. The mean time in each relationship was years, with the median being slightly over 5 years.
This study documents how intimate relationships between two men expand and become sustained.
From the interview data, McWhirter and Mattison identified: Six Developmental Stages Of Relationship between gay male couples(the first four stages occurring within the first 10 years of the couple&#;s relationship).
These developmental stages of
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