>> You would - now would the other massive percentage of folks out there be appreciative - not only of the benefits, but of the risks? Note that this is not endemic to any one group or category of humanity...

There is nothing more fanatical than a convert, Tom. And yeah, I like to think that because we've had to work so hard for it, we know what we're getting, both bad and good. Sure, someday, when it's treated as casually as "Hey, let's drive to Vegas and get married by an Elvis impersonator!:, then yeah, we'll have just as many problems as everyone else. But right now? The grand majority? I'm going out on a limb and saying that we'd be much more willing to accept the bad with the good. We can see the bad all around us, any time we want. That probably explains why a lot of gays and lesbians arent in favour of marriage. But those who do? Whole other story.

BTW: first time marriages -- 62% fail rate. Second ones -- 30%. I'm sure gay marriages will follow that stat at some point in time.

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