Quote Originally Posted by SJWhiteley View Post
Really, I think the overwhelming majority could(n't) care less. This would include those that believe it should be allowed and those that shouldn't. But since it does not directly affect those groups, they really are not moved by the whole thing. Theres'a small minority that don't want gay marriage to be legal, and those that fight tooth and nail even when the majority have opposed it through a democratic process, and want everybody and their dog involved with an opinion that matches their own.
I agree with that. My feeling is that few people really care all that much. I probably know some gay people, but they haven't told me and why should I care anyways? There are people beating the drum against it, and they are on the wrong side of history. As for those beating the drum for it...as a single guy, I can't say that I totally understand their position. However, I do get that there are economic, legal, and health related impacts of marriage, so I can understand the benefits in a theoretical sense, and I see no reason why they shouldn't get those beneifts.

I did hear a study on couples fighting. No two people get along all the time, so there will always be fights (or at least disagreements). A research team found that you could predict very accurately how long a couple will stay together by seeing how they fight. One point that came out of this is that it is possible to teach people non-destructive ways of disagreeing, which will help relationships in the long and short run. That's not the point, though. The point is that one thing that came out of the study is that they had an objective scale to measure relationships, and by that scale, gay couples scored FAR higher than hetero couples. That really shouldn't surprise anyone. Men are more like other men than they are like women, and women are more like other women than they are like men. We can understand like more easily than not like.

On a lighter note, people joke about marriage, gays, jews, one legged dogs, and frozen waffles on snail. Marrying a couple of two D size batteries is no different.
I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'll defend to your death my right to deny it.