Very clever, but that's what I expect from Dan Savage. I did not, however, expect such a sweet story. Written in 2004, just when the gay marriage debate was really starting in this country, it was interesting reading it this many years later, when so much has transpired. I think anyone would be lucky to have the kind of marriage that Mr. Savage enjoys with his husband. ( )

The first book that I read of Dan Savage's was "The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant." Other than the incredibly long titles, I've enjoyed both of these two books.

The Commitment is all about Savage's relationship with his boyfriend and their neverending battle over whether or not to get married. Dan and Terry have been together for 10 years and are commited to one another, but both have specific reasons for avoiding the whole issue of marriage. They are parents to a young son, D.J. who does not want his dad's to be married.

I'll tell you that I enjoyed "The Kid" much more than this book. Both books had me laughing out loud during portions of the books. However, this book I found that Dan was on a soap box about gay rights much more than was necessary for the story. In fact, so much so in places that he was totally off subject and had to bring me back to it. A positive point though, is that I really like his writting style. He writes much like a person would speak.

Overall, it was a good book which I did enjoy, but not as much as I had hoped. I found myself telling people to read "The Kid," but I can't honestly recommend this one as highly. ( )

A bit of a rant at times, but I really loved the section where Mr. Savage explains love, marriage and commitment to his 6 year old son. ( )

I was passing through the library and saw it staring at me from a face-out rack, and I thought, well heck, Skipping Toward Gomorrah was entertaining. I had meant to read his autobiographical stuff for a while. And he hasn't let me down so far. It's about him and his partner, their son, and the extended Savage family, as they deal with the marriage issue. Note -- not the "gay" marriage issue in particular, although of course that comes up... but he's a Catholic, and each member of his hideously huge family, gay or not, has a unique kind of relationship. Single; married; divorced; remarried; committed but not cohabitating; cohabitating but not married; married, cohabitating, and sterile... etc. Dan Savage is a writer that I absolutely love. He makes you feel like you're riding along in his head, or at least having a conversation with him, instead of seeing the story through a screen of carefully crafted words. ( )

Loved this book! Really entertaining and touching. Another great non-fiction choice for people who love non-fiction but don't always want to read with the weight of the world on their shoulders. I read this book while I was grieving the death of a family member and needed something entertaining and light hearted to get my mind off of things. This was perfect. It also shed light on my own perspectives of relationships-loved the passage about how we think of any relationship that ends in a way other than death="failure"...not TRUE! But I might not have been able to fully embrace the idea before I read this book. ( )