Introduction : why focus on romantic but asexual relationships among lesbians? / Esther D. Rothblum and Kathleen A. Brehony -- Early memories, current realities / Esther D. Rothblum -- Coming to consciousness : some reflections on the Boston marriage / Kathleen A. Brehony -- Nineteenth-century Boston marriage as a possible lesson for today / Lillian Faderman -- "Why limit me to ecstasy?" : toward a positive model of genital incidentalism among friends and other lovers / Marny Hall -- Celibacy / JoAnn Loulan -- Lesbian courtship scripts / Suzanna Rose, Debra Zand, and Marie A. Cini -- The Boston marriage in the therapy office / Laura S. Brown -- What's sex got to do with it? / Leslie Raymer -- When we were whatever we were : whatever it was that we had / Laura Moxie -- She will never have the access to the total person that I have / Elizabeth
We've had a lot of history under our belts : part I / Angie. Part II / Cedar -- Cast of characters / Pat -- "I think it has to do with the fact that I love her" / Janet and Marty -- We have bliss / Ruth and Iris -- A Boston engagement / Sarah -- Television and books and just people talking make it seem that there is more sex going on than there really is] / Maria Briani and Kathleen O'Reilly -- Is sex a natural function? : implications for sex therapy / Ellen cole -- A matter of language / Marcia Hill -- So what is a "Boston marriage" anyway? / Oliva M. Espin