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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
''The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family'' is a non-fiction book by Dan Savage. It was first published by Dutton in 2005. The book delves into the author's experiences with his partner Terry Miller and their adopted son as they decide whether or not to get married. Throughout the course of the book, Savage incorporates an analysis of the debate over same-sex marriage within society.
The book reached the ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list one month after it was published,〔 and saw successful sales with independent bookstores.〔 A review of the book in ''Publishers Weekly'' concluded, "As funny as David Sedaris's essay collections, but bawdier and more thought-provoking, this timely book shows that being pro-family doesn't have to mean being anti-gay."〔 ''The Commitment'' received favorable reception from ''The Seattle Times'',〔 the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'',〔 ''The Capital Times'',〔 and the ''Wisconsin State Journal''.〔 A review of the book in ''The Washington Post'' was critical, observing, "Savage fails to note any significant social progress or acknowledge the suffering of other repressed groups; he just drones on, preaching to the choir."〔 The ''Rocky Mountain News'' noted, "If there's a flaw in ''The Commitment'', it's that the author's gay activism tends to get heavy-handed as he comments on the gay lifestyle - a detraction from the subtle, poignant points he makes with humorous anecdotes."〔
==Contents==
''The Commitment'' recounts the author's experiences along with his partner, Terry Miller, as they debate getting married after spending ten years in a relationship together.〔〔 The impetus for the initial discussion was the motivation for marriage placed upon Savage by his mother. Savage attempts to answer the question, "How can two gay guys be in favor of legal, same-sex marriage and huge fans of the traditional family without wanting to marry?" He writes, "You reach your limit more quickly when your kid is sitting at the kitchen table in his Incredible Hulk pj's, eating his breakfast, pausing now and again to wiggle one of his loose baby teeth, all the while listening to his parents' relationship described as a threat to all things decent and good." Savage notes that he is employed and provides funding for the family, whilst Terry remains in their house and takes care of their son.〔 A chapter of the book is also devoted to Savage's adopted son's birth mother, who was homeless.
Throughout the course of the work, Savage takes the opportunity to analyze the controversy over same-sex marriage while taking a comedic approach to his writing style.〔 He describes how marriage has been practised by Christians during medieval times, his family members, and acquaintances.〔 The couple discuss the fact that within their state of Washington in the United States, marriage did not afford the couple legal protection.〔 Terry informs Savage that he would rather utilize tattoos as a way of demonstrating the strength of the couple's relationship.〔 Savage's son, six-years-old, tells him that he believes only women and men were able to marry each other. "Boys don't marry boys," his son informs him. Savage writes about his anxiousness over how the permanency of marriage might impact his relationship.〔 He decides to explain to his son his views on the core meaning of marriage.〔 The couple decide to wed, and are married in Canada.〔
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