id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-3772 Mixed-orientation marriage - Wikipedia .html text/html 3788 670 58 A person who is either in a mixed-orientation marriage or wishes to enter into one may go to therapy or support groups to deal with issues involved in that type of marriage.[20] "A significant number of men and women experience conflict surrounding homosexual expression within marriage."[21] "Although a strong homosexual identity was associated with difficulties in marital satisfaction, viewing the same-sex activities as compulsive facilitated commitment to the marriage and to monogamy."[22] Research by Coleman suggest that some develop a positive homosexual identity while maintaining a successful marriage.[23] Therapy may include helping the client feel "more comfortable and accepting of same-sex feelings and to explore ways of incorporating same-sex and opposite-sex feelings into life patterns".[24] "Peers provide the most support, while therapists are often unfamiliar with sexual orientation, mixed orientation couples, or societal attitudes that impact mixed orientation families."[25] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3772.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3772.txt