Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules

By Sarah Mirk

With nearly 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, a growing percentage of women over age 40 choosing not to have children, and more than 3 percent of the population identifying as LGBT, modern life is clearly in need of some modern relationship advice. Sex from Scratch analyzes the facets of contemporary relationships through the struggles, opinions, and experiences of a diverse group of individuals living in nontraditional relationships. Rather than telling readers how to snag a partner and find “true love,” it gleans real-life knowledge from people of all sexualities and genders—including individuals trying to make open relationships work to those who have opted against having children—distilling their hard-earned wisdom. Contributions from Andi Zeisler, Stu Rasmussen, Betty Dodson, and others make this love and dating guidebook an essential, fun, and insightful resource for anyone in any type of relationship.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Release date: Aug 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781621064992

Sarah Mirk

Sarah Mirk is a social justice-focused writer and artist who loves to read, draw comics, make zines, pet dogs, and learn about the world. She began her career as a journalist for the alternative weekly newspapers the Stranger and the Portland Mercury. She then worked as the online editor of national feminism and pop culture nonprofit Bitch Media. She moved on to become a contributing editor at the graphic journalism website The Nib, where she writes and edits nonfiction comics about history, politics, and identity. She is the author of the book Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules and the sci-fi graphic novel Open Earth. Sarah holds a degree in history, with honors, from Grinnell College. She identifies as queer and cisgender and lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner. You can follow her work on Twitter or Instagram @sarahmirk. She always welcomes questions and good ideas.

Reviews for Sex from Scratch

[schatzi_5 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I think that this would be a good book for young adults, especially those who are looking for other options besides heteronormative monogamous relationships. But as someone who is older and has some experience with the subject matter, I found it to be more of an "introduction" and less helpful to me.

[swampygirl-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I'm a stalwart monogamist, but I have to admit that polygamists seem to be the only people writing good relationship advice these days. A very thought provoking read.