Theme

Subtheme

N

Growth

Learned from previous relationships

5

Resiliency

4

Generativity

2

Woman’s Theme

Getting to know

3

Whole person

2

Spirituality and intuition

2

Either trust or a lack of trust

3

Women’s commitment

2

Negative Aspects of Sexuality

Participant cheating

1

Partner cheating

1

Preoccupation of the partner

2

IPV

1

Being deaf

Deaf culture

3

Bicultural life

2

Deaf versus hearing partners

5

Intimacy through four senses

4

Visual communication during sex

4

Exploration

4

Sex talk

4