> -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:05 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Activist Judges (Was: Court allows Schiavo stay to expire) > > > I have to chime in on this. > > Yeah, me too now...
Well... shit now me too. ;^) > > The problem many of my friends have with the homosexual lifestyle is the > > free switching of partners and the apparent lack of commitment of the > > relationships. > > That is a load of crap. "Apparent lack of commitment?" Please. The > divorce rate in the US stands at about 50%. Since gay people don't get > counted in that statistic I'd say that's fairly damning commentary on > the "commitment" capabilities of straight people. > > FWIW, _people_ screw around, not specifically _gay_ or _straight_ > people, just _people_ in general. Well... sort of. Let's remember that there are still gender differences here. Males, whether gay or straight, are much more likely to me promiscuous than females. I believe that this tendency does contribute to the fact that "gays" (but more specifically gay men) are more likely to be promiscuous. However this has less to do with being gay than it does with being male - as Gay men seem no more likely to "cheat" than straight men. Males are, after all, not as wired for monogamy as females. However in a gay relationship the chance of cheating does go up simply because you have two men. Women, generally, are the more stable members of relationships. Although this is changing as well, it's still true. It may be that a male in a relationship with a woman is, at least slightly, less likely to cheat than a male in a relationship with a male. Even if only because "he'll understand where I'm coming from" more than "she would". Of course these are all statistical generalizations - there are definitely individuals that don't fit them. But in the end I do think research would prove out that gay men are more promiscuous than gay women but that gay women are not as promiscuous as straight men. Of course none of this indicates that any of these people can't commit to a happy, long-lasting monogamous relationship. I also think that it's exactly these people that will most likely seek marriage. The last thing a truly hedonistic male wants is marriage. ;^) Lastly I've yet to hear and argument that convinces me that a high divorce rate is really a "bad thing", socially or economically. While it may, of course, mean that marriage is not taken as seriously as it once was it may also simply mean that people are less willing to stay in unhappy relationships than they once were. The indicator itself means nothing - it could be a good thing, socially, or a bad thing - but the indicator doesn't say which. At the very least more divorce means more money pumped into our financial, court and legal systems. I personally don't see that a good thing, but it might be. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148234 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
