Forbidden Love With a Married Man: E-mail Diaries

by Dennis J. Schleicher

Forbidden Love with a Married Man; E-mail Diaries describes one couple's journey as they struggle with sexual identity and how it conflicts with right and wrong. More than 4 million women are currently or have been married to either a gay or bisexual man. Often the gay spouse feels forced by societal and family pressures into marriage, suppressing his true feelings in order to be socially accepted by appearing "straight." However, in secret these men cheat on their wives by conducting affairs with members of the same sex. This day-by-day memoir diary includes actual daily e-mails and correspondence between the author, Dennis Schleicher, and his 14-year married boyfriend. Will his boyfriend leave his wife and confess to her his love and desire to live with another man, or will he be trapped in his own insecurities and not move to a side of life he has kept hidden all of these years, risking the loss of his potential "soulmate"? Every married and single woman and male and/or those engaged in a relationship will learn the truth about two loving people who are highly challenged to reveal their innermost souls in order to "survive."

344 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2006

Reviews

[Jeni Angel]

I really have a hard time coming down hard on authors-it's something I'd love to do, so I understand how hard it is, but to be honest, this book was HORRIBLE.

I don't even know how this book got published. The hubris of the author is astounding-especially considering how badly this was written. The writing style can only be described as a lack of writing style. The only reason I kept reading was the subject matter and I kept hoping he'd tie this into a bigger picture-instead, all I got was a 3 month courtship of 2 self-hating gays who think they are better than everyone. Point? What exactly was he trying to tell me? I got no information (as I felt the author implied there would be) about gay men who got married and how that affects them, their wives and the guys who date them. Instead, we get one specific story with no real point or ending.

Extremely disappointing.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great romance memoir. Its a true story about the author, who is gay, and him having an affair with a married man. My favorite part of the book is that author talks about morals. And he asks a really debative question. Would someone stick strictly with their morals or would they adjust them to a degreee? Great Read.

[Mary1mry]

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