Randomly asserting my opinion about same-sex marriage
Dave Cullen an author and journalist with The New York Times, Salon and Slate, said in a recent blog posting, Finding a soul mate and building a life together is an integral part of the American dream. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
It really struck me as something, well, meaningful. Simple. But, meaningful. And also, VERY correct.
I personally could not care less about who wants to marry whom. Let’s start at the beginning of my rationale, no?
Anyone who has been in a relationship at one time or another has learned that there are things that go on in a relationship that no one on the outside knows. You may even have thoughts about your friend’s relationship at one point, and realized you have no idea what kind of toothpaste they prefer or what clothes, if any, they sleep in. See? There are tons of things about people with whom we are close that we don’t know about, so you can safely say you really have no idea what goes in any relationships except your own. Are you with me?
I had a conversation with my grandma about two and a half years ago, she has since passed. We were watching the news or Dr. Phil, or something definitively informative and correct and she sat up in her chair, turned to me, and said, I think they should have something legal, but it shouldn’t be called marriage.
Ok. So, from my 82 year old grandma, I think that’s a decent YES they should be allowed to.
Personally, I’m a fan of love and marriage and relationships, we all know I’m head-over-heels in love with Marc and please! I have a countdown ticker on my email. I like weddings, especially mine.
Maybe it is generational, maybe it is also a little political and a little religious-based but I don’t see any reason why two men or two women shouldn’t marry?
If Republicans would let gays marry, there would be a lot more two-parent households out there.
Interesting notion, eh?
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