Abstract

PEIXOTO, Mônica Monteiro  and  HEILBORN, Maria Luiza. Women who Love too Much: Conjugalities and Narratives of Experience of Suffering. Rev. Estud. Fem. [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.1, pp.45-62. ISSN 1806-9584.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1805-9584-2016v24n1p45.

The article presents an anthropological study of members of mutual aid groups "Women who love too much anonymous", based in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The interviewees have a heterogeneous social profile; declared themselves heterosexual; and focus on the age group between 40 and 50 years. The narratives indicated: intense dedication to the relationship; the need to control the partner; fear of loneliness; and sense of "low self-esteem". Marital interaction is characterized by competition and conflict over reciprocal attention and care. These women seem to update a model of traditional female behavior, despite their familiarity with the egalitarian conjugal proposal.

Keywords : Love; Conjugality; Mutual aid group; Gender.

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