A review by aduchene
The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen

reflective medium-paced

4.5

I enjoyed the exploration of other types of families, probably because that is my life right now. It was helpful to hear about other people that have chosen platonic life partners and how their lives developed and what it looked like because there were similarities but yet everything was so unique. It makes me angry that our court system and laws value marriage and tying lives together more with that than for people that live together and cohabitate and coparent forever but never marry. It is amazing what one piece of paper can change for mutual benefits (or not)

I think there needs to be more representation of these platonic all encompassing friendship relationships. I think Firefly Lane slightly shows this with Tully and Kate even though Kate also gets married. Tully is still her ride or die, in a way a lot of people don’t maintain after entering into a romantic relationship.