Abstract
Jung’s open-minded, unprejudiced, and flexible approach to gender and sexuality, his uncon-ventional marriage, and his method of circumambulation make a Jungian approach helpful in exploring same-sex marriage. Jung’s 1925 essay, “Marriage as a Psychological Relationship,” is summarized, with emphasis on the dynamics of container and contained marital partners. Gay men’s diverse sexual-relational patterns are described: the diverse and Bacchanalian likened to a communal container; gay men’s monogamous marriage compared to a Domestic, feminine communal contained. A kaleidoscopic circle of voices and role models affirming gay monogamy is presented. The containing function of monogamous and committed relationship serves to stimulate and stabilize transformations in couples, individuals, and community. Differences in gay men’s sexual-relational patterns hold the promise of mutually enriching and respectful dialogue, and may, over time evolve into an “elegant dialectic of counterpoint,” opening up possibilities for creativity and choice.
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