Frank Mayhar wrote: >So as far as I'm concerned, yes, the civil and legal bits are a >necessary part of combining two lives, for the simple reason that there >are side effects to that combination that have legal ramifications, >_particularly_ if the two lives become uncombined at some point. > That part seems to be obsolete - palimony and child-support are in effect even without legal marriages. And the insurance part should be obsolete. >(This is also one reason that I believe the whole brouhaha about "gay >marriage" is so utterly stupid, at least as far as concerns those who >are terrified that such will lead to "the destruction of marriage." >Idiots.) > > There is no way gay marriages will effect my marriage. The effect of gay marriage won't hold a candle to the effect that divorce had.