Gay marriage legalized in Canada

Shake · #1 07-21-2005, 08:51 PM

4 countries down ... lots more to go.

Still, it's a start.

Here in NY, the state has decided not to pursue legal action against the New Paltz mayor who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Due to our proximity to both Vermont and Mass., I could see NY being among the next states to take a similar step.

koan · #2 07-26-2005, 06:01 AM

I suspect the gay divorce rate will not be as high. They fought so hard for the right, perhaps it will mean more to them?

Godless Dave · #3 07-26-2005, 07:44 AM

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I suspect the gay divorce rate will not be as high. They fought so hard for the right, perhaps it will mean more to them?

Nah. Have more faith in human nature. Gay people are just as capable of infidelity, getting married for spurious reasons, financial carelessness, emotional dysfunction, and domestic abuse as straight people.

PinkRose · #4 07-27-2005, 05:49 PM

don't touch me or look at me that way......OKAY. NO i am not doing scissor with you or any one else for that matter. NO. :snowflake:

HighOnHotSauce · #5 07-30-2005, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by koan

I suspect the gay divorce rate will not be as high. They fought so hard for the right, perhaps it will mean more to them?

Nah. Have more faith in human nature. Gay people are just as capable of infidelity, getting married for spurious reasons, financial carelessness, emotional dysfunction, and domestic abuse as straight people.

True enough. There is a mountain of solid research that supports the idea that straight married couples rate their satisfaction with their relationship the highest right after getting married and then when their children leave their home. In other words, children tend to suck the “life” out of marital relationships or at lest the satisfaction regarding different facets of those relationships. So gay married couples might actually be happier and stay together longer, that is until it is easier for them to adopt children.

SillyGoose · #6 07-30-2005, 05:46 AM

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Koan: I suspect the gay divorce rate will not be as high. They fought so hard for the right, perhaps it will mean more to them?

I suspect you're right. I used to be a divorce lawyer (before becoming a lazy-ass SAHM). From my own firm's anecdotal experience, I can tell you that over 50% of the divorces we saw involved people who had married because they got pregnant!! Same sex couples don't get each other knocked up by accident. So I bet they will get married for better reasons than failed or forgotten contraception.