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The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen
marianne_brough's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Wholeheartedly agree with the premise. Lots of stories with examples of chosen families (sometimes I skipped through, once I got the vibe). Heard author on podcast with Trevor Noah.
blyttgh's review against another edition
4.0
05/22/24 Very compelling and well researched. I appreciated the many case studies that helped illustrate how customizable and unique each relationship is. It’s also a helpful jumping off point to expand your outlook.
A bit wordy at times, and reliant on jargon that I didn’t care for—especially near the end with marriage law—but a solid resource on a wide range of topics.
“While we weaken friendships by expecting too little of them, we undermine romantic relationships by expecting too much of them.”
9-10
A bit wordy at times, and reliant on jargon that I didn’t care for—especially near the end with marriage law—but a solid resource on a wide range of topics.
“While we weaken friendships by expecting too little of them, we undermine romantic relationships by expecting too much of them.”
9-10
tophatgirl's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the content, but it felt like it took an eternity to get through. I needed like 10 bullet points. Ended up listening at 1.75x speed.
grumblo's review against another edition
3.75
This book both delighted and infuriated me. At times I felt as though I was absolutely not the target audience and it was missing the mark entirely, and other times I was crying as I reflected on my relationships with my own loved ones and how they create new possibilities.
Rather uncritically including a pair of conservative Christian pastors and casually brushing through mentions of conversion therapy was a deeply frustrating section to read, and I really question if it was handled well.
There were rather reductive brush past ideas of polyamory at different points with varying degrees of consistency and I think an underdeveloped sense of what polyamory as a framework can mean.
I got sick after a while of hearing about the lives of DC political, legal, and journalism professionals. Not the entirety of the people interviewed in the book but good lord was it a lot.
Solid book, I’m glad I read it, it annoyed me because it engaged me.
Rather uncritically including a pair of conservative Christian pastors and casually brushing through mentions of conversion therapy was a deeply frustrating section to read, and I really question if it was handled well.
There were rather reductive brush past ideas of polyamory at different points with varying degrees of consistency and I think an underdeveloped sense of what polyamory as a framework can mean.
I got sick after a while of hearing about the lives of DC political, legal, and journalism professionals. Not the entirety of the people interviewed in the book but good lord was it a lot.
Solid book, I’m glad I read it, it annoyed me because it engaged me.
elanorh's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Highly recommend, and I think it should be especially helpful for people in their twenties (and possibly thirties) although it's helpful for any age. Lots of different ways to think about creating and nurturing those "soul friend" friendships that are deeper than BFF.