Today, I am talking with Dean Samuels about his experience as a queer man married to a straight woman. In recent years, heterosexual marriages which involve one or more persons with non-straight sexual orientations have come to be referred to as "mixed-orientation marriages." Dean is here sharing his experience in heterosexual marriage as a man primarily attracted to men as well as sharing advice for others navigating mixed orientation marriages or interested in pursuing one.
Dean is a pastor at a church in the midwest, has been married for more than 5 years, is the father to a beautiful little girl, and is also a contributing author to the blog, Your Other Brothers. You can read his writings on the Your Other Brothers blog here.
Also, in case you are looking for a resource to help with mixed-orientation marriages, Dean did not mention it in the episode but he really recommends couples check out The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman. While the book does not discuss mixed orientation marriages specifically, it holds a lot of great advice and principles that have helped Dean navigate his own marriage. You can buy it on Amazon here.
Theme Music credit: "Driven to Success" by Scott Holmes
S1E10 | Luke on Church Inclusion
S1E8 | Pieter on Communal Celibacy
S1E7 | Meredith on Mixed Orientation Marriage: A Queer POC Perspective
S1E6 | Lesli on Being Genderqueer
S1E5 | Lisa on Mixed Orientation Marriage: The Straight Perspective
Side B Detour | Post Revoice Reflections
S1E3 | Josh and Michelle on Family and Friendship
S1E2 | Melinda on Intentional Community
S1E1 | Meg on Communal Living
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