Full disclosure: I’m straight. I have no earthly idea how gay marriage is different, except that my lesbian best friend from high school is still married and I’m over here divorced. Twice.
Also full disclosure: If it turns out that gay marriages last longer than straight marriages (and I suspect they might), I’m going to cackle like the Wicked Witch herself at those moral majority people and their “sanctity of marriage” nonsense.
But I digress.
Erm, how is it different?
In what ways does marriage advice directed at straight people not apply?
Do we need separate advice columns for this? Is there any overlap at all?
What things are the most important to a straight couple? To a gay couple?
If you are part of a gay marriage, what’s the best piece of marriage advice you have been given and where did it come from? What about the worst?
Or, you know, maybe it’s not different at all. What do you think?
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Sorry. This is a bullshit teaser. Why would you stoop to journalistic dishonesty.
There’s nothing “good” about that. It’s like fake news.
I’m calling SHENANIGANS.
Re: “If you are part of a gay marriage, what’s the best piece of marriage advice you have been given and where did it come from?”
I’ve been with my husband of 13+ years for over 32 years and the best 2 pieces of advice on marriage I ever got was from my parents::
Never go to bed angry. Always say “I love you” at least once a day.