ABSTRACT
Many researchers have found that lesbian couples have slightly less sex than gay male or mixed-sex couples. Of course infidelity is sometimes an issue in lesbian couples. This can be complicated by the fact that in some areas the lesbian community is small enough to become incestuous. It is very common that the affair is happening with someone both women know. This complicates recovery, when recovery from an affair is the goal. Therapists working with lesbian couples need to consider the role of children in the relationship. Therapists working with lesbian couples who are considering parenthood need to be prepared to guide them through a number of sticky issues, the first of which is the method of achieving parenthood. Lesbian couples raising children have extra burdens besides the ordinary problems encountered in child-rearing. Their families of origin may not be supportive of them, and so they may have fewer resources for help with finances or with childcare, for example.
