Mixed-orientation marriage

A mixed-orientation marriage is a marriage between partners of differing sexual orientations. The broader term is mixed-orientation relationship, sometimes shortened to MOR or MORE (while mixed-orientation marriage is sometimes shortened as MOM).^[1]

The people involved in such a marriage may not be romantically or sexually compatible, for example if the marriage is between a straight man and a lesbian. The term also applies when one of the partners involved is asexual or aromantic, leading to a mixed desire for sexual activity or romantic connection.

The most visible and researched subset of mixed-orientation relationships is mixed-orientation marriages in which one spouse is straight and the other experiences same-sex attraction, but there is a much broader diversity of mixed-orientation relationships. A 2016 research review noted that "further research on MOREs that looks beyond the traditional viewpoint of MOMs is needed in order to better understand the particular challenges, as well as the unique resiliency factors, seen within these non-traditional relationships."^[1]

^ ^a ^b Vencill, Jennifer A.; Wiljamaa, Sarah J. (2016). "From MOM to MORE: Emerging Research on Mixed Orientation Relationships". Current Sexual Health Reports. 8 (3): 206–212. doi:10.1007/s11930-016-0081-2. ISSN 1548-3592. S2CID 148327010.

[:4-1] Vencill, Jennifer A.; Wiljamaa, Sarah J. (2016). "From MOM to MORE: Emerging Research on Mixed Orientation Relationships". Current Sexual Health Reports. 8 (3): 206–212. doi:10.1007/s11930-016-0081-2. ISSN 1548-3592. S2CID 148327010.

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