Long term, will gay marriage make homosexuals happier?

But the point is not happiness.

Where the treatment of gay and straight people is uneven, there's a stress on both. Actually placing them on equal legal footing will at the very least bring relief.

Isn't the divorce rate in America still 50% or something?

I don't think its a question of making them happier, happiness comes from within. It will, however, make their children and family unit more legally secure.

They'll be just as happy in a marriage as straight couples.

Smart, serious, committed couples will get married and live a long and happy life together. The ones who don't think ahead, are too selfish, and not all that understanding of what it takes to make a marriage and a family will divorce. It depends on the couple.

But in the long run, yes, it will make gays (and bisexuals) happier. I know that I certainly would want to be able to marry the person of my choice, regardless of gender. When I marry, it'll be with someone I can imagine myself in love with for the rest of my life. That's not my sexuality talking, that's my sensibilities for what's needed for a successful marriage.

My sentiments exactly. Thanks for saving me all that typing.

It's a train wreck looking for an intersection.

"Now that's funny, right there!"

With security, relationships will be happier. Will it make all of them happier, not likely. Will it be a walk in the park adding a new diamention to the relationship, yes -- one never experienced before and it will bring new strains upon the relationships.

Smart and thinking loving couples will work things out. Dumb and unthinking selfish couples will divorce. Again, no difference.

The most important thing is that they have the opportunity to make it work in the first place with all the rights, privileges, responsibilities and benefits that go with it.

I wonder if these will last long term...

We all know that gay marriage is a good step for this community, but sooner or later, the no one will be able to turn to the opposite sex anymore, and it will be the end of our world. it is true that when i see a happy gay couple, i get so glad for them, it is true, because of what they were leaving, but at the end it is just an illness to turn to homosexuality. how come they never tried to go out with the opposite sex, because the opposite sex never tried to help, he made things worse.

Mostly, because they will then be recognized by other institutions, like insurance companies, hospitals, etc. It helps give peace of mind about their partner.

A marriage or bond between people will not necessarily be made happier by a formal agreement like marriage nor will it bring about the love and trust that makes a marriage a happy one. However the formal recognition of a relationship between people will give both security in the knowledge that the responsibility's that are involved in a marriage are recognized and in time may be enforced by the existing legal system.

I would guess, The idea of Marriage acceptance, would make them feel more equal, and less like a Black sheep. But, The reality of the actual Marriage - doesn't warrant happiness! They'll learn, it's not all "sunshine and rainbows", sometimes! lol

I know of long term heterosexual marriages that are daily battle grounds and I know of LT heterosexual that are look like they fell in love yesterday.

I also know of LT homosexual relationships that are like battle grounds and I know of LT homosexual relationships that are look like they fell in love yesterday.

There is no difference of the relationships except one has a legal recongnition the other doesn't and that is a violation of the principles of equality that our country stands for.

Hetero and Homosexual Marriage will have it's Pro - Con's. No denying that.

I "gay" that we agree.

Lol.

That made me "gay"! ;)

See even when we use the word via one of its definitions, it can be funny.

Now think of the term "marry / marriage". The original meaning was a simple one "to bring together as one".

We as a society "marry" many different things.

Two parts of a plane body when "married" on the assembly line become a fuselage.
Two light rail cars when put together to form a train are a "married pair"

There are dozens of other defintions associated with the original meaning of the term marriage.

Most commonly of course is the joining of two consenting adults in a bonded marriage called the "civil contract of civil marriage"

When speaking of a religious ceremony it is called a "religious rite of marriage"

The meanings of word is a fancinating study.

Marriage equality is a step towards social equality. When society stops seeing you as a lesser being or an evil person, generally that makes you happier.

There are always going to be people who dislike homosexuals/homosexuality or don't agree with it, but there will be a lot less slander and lies about homosexuality and hopefully, even though everyone may not agree, there will be a lot less hate.

Nobody is saying homosexuals are lesser people. Even the Catholic church doesn't even teach that. You are jumping to conclusions.

Aside from the numerous areas/communities that discriminate against homosexuality, I've met plenty of individual people who feel that homosexuals are equivalent to drug addicts or sex offenders and "if they'd only get counseling/therapy/find god, they would be free from their problem."

There are studies that prove when a society is accepting of their children's sexuality, depression and suicides rates are lower for all teenagers, not just homosexual teens. So, one could argue that marriage equality makes the community happier, not just homosexuals. New York hasn't broken out in civil war yet, and Sweden almost has the highest quality of life rating in the world.

So you say. I do find it amusing that god stopped the Pope's anti-gay speech, though. XD

It'll be even better when it's seen as just marriage and isn't categorized as "gay marriage"

I think with the marriage being approved is all they want and with that happening they should be happy but not every couple is happy, that's just normal, straight or gay.

in many states a homosexual marriage is not seen as a real marriage

They will find something else to whine about

About as happy as it makes heterosexuals in their marriages. Based on the divorce rates and the dinimishing number of hetero marriages, it doesn't make the hetero's any much happier either. The bottom line is, they have just as much right to be as unhappy as straight couples. Marriage just gives them the same rights so that when the time comes, as so many gay couples are actually staying together longer, they're not left out in the cold without a home; their collectively accumulated possessions; wills; etc. I wouldn't be surprised if at some point we might find out gay couples out-last the time together of hetero couples.

Does it make straight people any happier to be married?

Perhaps some. Others though may feel trapped in the marriage like many straight couples.

Sure!

"isn't it only fair we let gays marry to become as miserable as married couples are?" hahaha, anyways, just let gays marry. it has NO effect on your life unless you're the one they want to marry and it does good for the state the more people marry. if we can't let gay people get married then we shouldn't let straight people get divorced. Everyone says marriage is sacred between man and woman...can't be that sacred if the rate is now higher than ever! so quit being jerks, let them get a taste of the "sweet life". xD

Yes, why deny someone a right if it does not affect you?

yes because it will give them equal rights under the law as heterosexual couples

WHy should gays have all the benefits? Let them suffer like the rest of us heteros locked into endless marriages!

no more then us straight folk.

happier than what? just gonna' be more business for the divorce lawyers out there. Bet it'll be big news --> the first gay divorce

Can you imagine two dudes fighting over who gets the drapes?

could be a viscous slapping match!

"Oh, you whore! "

HAH! Perfect. Watch the entire Smosh version of Mortal Kombat here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?...