See also:

• Society: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: History  (93)

Boston Marriage Links - - A page with many links relating to Boston Marriage, the 19th-century practice of women friends living together long-term.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology: Friendship - - Short encyclopedia article about friendship.

The Importance of Friendships - - Scottish article about friendship and adoslescents.

Iolaus: An Anthology of Friendship - - A reprint of a 1908 treatise on historical friendship customs.

The Misguided Search for 'Homoeroticism': A Plea for Research on Friendship - - An essay discussing the debate over whether same-sex relationships in historical documents were gay relationships or nonsexual friendships, and arguing that historians often label relationships "gay" when the label is not warranted.

Sarah Orne Jewett and Annie Adams Fields: Boston Marriage and the Cultural Nexus - - An article focusing on the Boston Marriage (19th-century practice of committed friendship) between Sarah Jewett and Annie Fields.

Xena and Gabrielle: A Revisitation of the Classic Romantic Friendship - - This site explores the history of "Romantic Friendship" (the 15th-through-19th-century practice of intense yet nonsexual same-sex love) and the possibility that television characters Xena and Gabrielle are practicing this custom.