Table 2.
Differences in Aspects of Gay Male Couples’ Sexual Agreements, by Relationship length
| Aspects of sexual agreement | Relationship length | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 m | 6 m–2 yr | 2–5 yr | 5–10 yr | > 10 yr | ||
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| % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | p | |
| Formation/establishment, N=361 dyads | N=35 | N=118 | N=96 | N=57 | N=55 | < .05 |
| Both partners reported yes, n=207 dyads | 54 (19) | 55 (65) | 53 (51) | 58 (33) | 71 (39) | |
| Partners disagreed, n=92 dyads | 34 (12) | 24 (28) | 30 (29) | 23 (13) | 18 (10) | |
| Both partners reported no, n=62 dyads | 11 (4) | 22 (25) | 17 (16) | 19 (11) | 11 (6) | |
| Current agreement type, N=207 dyads a | N=19 | N=65 | N=51 | N=33 | N=39 | < .001 |
| Both partners reported same type, n=174 dyads | 100 (19) | 91 (59) | 86 (44) | 73 (24) | 72 (28) | |
| Partners disagreed about type, n=33 dyads | 0 (0) | 9 (6) | 14 (7) | 27 (9) | 28 (11) | |
| Kept agreement last 3 months, N=174 dyads b | N=19 | N=59 | N=45 | N=24 | N=28 | < .01 |
| Both partners reported yes (kept), n=140 dyads | 68 (13) | 83 (49) | 87 (39) | 63 (15) | 86 (24) | |
| One or both partners reported no, n=34 dyads | 32 (6) | 17 (10) | 13 (5) | 37 (9) | 14 (4) | |
| Ever broken agreement, N=207 dyads a | N=19 | N=65 | N=51 | N=33 | N=39 | < .001 |
| Both partners reported no (kept), n=112 dyads | 74 (14) | 69 (45) | 53 (27) | 39 (13) | 33 (13) | |
| One or both partners reported yes, n=95 dyads | 26 (5) | 31 (20) | 47 (24) | 61 (20) | 67 (26) | |
| Changed agreement type since formed, N=207 a, c | N=19 | N=65 | N=51 | N=33 | N=39 | < .001 |
| Both partners reported a change in type, n=19 | 11 (2) | 2 (1) | 14 (7) | 9 (3) | 15 (6) | |
| One partner reported a change in type, n=44 | 0 (0) | 18 (12) | 16 (8) | 30 (10) | 36 (14) | |
| Both partners reported no change in type, n=144 | 89 (17) | 80 (52) | 70 (36) | 61 (20) | 49 (19) | |
Note:
a
Type of current sexual agreement, broke agreement – ever, and changed agreement type since formed original agreement only includes data reported by couples who concurred about forming a sexual agreement within their relationship (N=207 dyads).
b
Recent adherence to the agreement (e.g., kept agreement last 3 months) only includes data from couples who concurred about having the same type of agreement (N=174 dyads).
c
Data described in ‘changed agreement type since originally formed the sexual agreement’ does not indicate that partners within the couple concurred about the type of agreement that they changed from originally to their current agreement.