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from Books & Reviews
Freedom, Not Faithfulness,
Makes Love Possible, Says Chamberlain
In Richard Chamberlain's new autobiography, Shattered Love (see review on this web site), Chamberlain pointed to his longtime relationship with his partner Martin as an example of enduring gay love.
Speaking of his relationship with Martin, he had the following to say about the qualities that make for a strong relationship:
"...we tried to split again and again. We'd get so mad at each other....I still sort of take it on faith that Martin likes being around me...that's when love is possible. When you are free. When you don't insist that your lover be anything any more--faithful, anything. It all goes out the window, all the expectations, all the demands. That's when you can love a person, I think, when your well-being detaches from all that."
(From "Richard's Redemption," by Judy Wieder, The Advocate, Jan. 20, 2004, p. 75).
Updated: 8 February 2008
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