Maybe I miss the bigger picture here, but I can't see making so huge a fuss over giving marriage rights to gays and lesbians, when half the heterosexuals in the country can't even keep their own marriages together.
My uncle, who always used to be my favorite when I was growing up, is severely depressed and has been for a long time. He had also been given medication to take for it for an equally long time, but recently, I guess, he stopped taking it because he thought he was better. I never knew of any of this until about 20 minutes ago. But I was told the other day that he and his wife are separating after something like 14 years of marriage, and that his depression and resistance to medication might be a big reason why.
My mother has told me that my aunt Eileen (one of her sisters) and uncle Richie, who were married for over 35 years, are separating. She tells me that her childhood friend Patricia (my middle namesake), and her husband Brian, are splitting up after about 20 years. And now I call my mother and tell her uncle Bob and aunt Paddy are separating. Three marriages fell apart in the last four months. And none of them are childless divorces.
It's very discouraging.
My uncle, who always used to be my favorite when I was growing up, is severely depressed and has been for a long time. He had also been given medication to take for it for an equally long time, but recently, I guess, he stopped taking it because he thought he was better. I never knew of any of this until about 20 minutes ago. But I was told the other day that he and his wife are separating after something like 14 years of marriage, and that his depression and resistance to medication might be a big reason why.
My mother has told me that my aunt Eileen (one of her sisters) and uncle Richie, who were married for over 35 years, are separating. She tells me that her childhood friend Patricia (my middle namesake), and her husband Brian, are splitting up after about 20 years. And now I call my mother and tell her uncle Bob and aunt Paddy are separating. Three marriages fell apart in the last four months. And none of them are childless divorces.
It's very discouraging.
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What it boils down to is that in your twilight years few people would prefer to be alone. Ever see the expression on an elderly persons face when they have something to care for?- a plant, a dog, a significant other. It is a true testament to our "pack mentality" our need for affection. Notice how when one partner of an elderly couple dies, the remaining party doesn't seem to last very long alone.
Have your fun. Get your rocks off. enjoy life and then begin the search for a companion. If you can tolerate the person and find novelty in their imperfections your good to go. If the person makes you genuinely happy, and you love'em more with each passing day then hold on for dear life.
As for Gays and marriages. there is just too much quibbling. they deserve to have the same legal rights that heterosexual couples receive, yet the word "marriage" i think might have some historical roots in religion. Just call it a union. Throw the endangered species (the religiousos, and conservative) a bone and call it a "Union" as long as the rights are the same. Let them entertain the idea that they've won a battle. I find them so amusing because there is no way they can shelter their children with relgious dogma and morality forever. I take it upon myself to corrupt their children at every turn.
Something about being subversive just really gets my blood going. I can't explain it and yes sometimes it worries me and, yes, i'm confident i'll have to flee to the Andes in order to escape assasination attempts when i'm older.