A Gay friend forwarded this article to me in which studies show that same-sex couples have a great deal to teach everyone else about marriage and relationships. Committed Gay couples and committed straight couples show surprising differences!! (We already knew that, didn't we?) But the differences that do emerge have shed light on the kinds of conflicts that can endanger heterosexual relationships.
University of Vermont Professor said, "How people care for each other, how they share responsibility, power and authority are the key issues in relationships." (We're certainly head and shoulders above straight couples at all of the preceding)
The stereotype for same-sex relationships is that they do not last, but that may be due to the lack of legal and social recognition given to same-sex couples. (Hear, Hear!!)
I was already holding my head high about my gay relationship with Kay and didn't need this article to convince me that the 28-year relationship we've had hasn't been over 100% better than either of the heterosexual marriages I was in and it all comes down to what the UVM professor had to say.
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