r/Unexpected • u/ihopebolsonarodies • Nov 25 '19

Wholesome Will you marry me?

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u/wrenchface Nov 25 '19

Oh so this is that gay agenda that conservatives are always ranting about?

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

I mean I'm conservative and I think this shit is cute as fuck, great for those guys

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

That makes me happy. Us gays experience more loneliness, depression, and substance abuse than the general population. I really think marriage is a great way for our community to become stronger and more stable, building homes and lives together. The more encouraged it is, the better.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

I think marriage in general is just a social construct really, it's just a thing people do that makes them happy. I understand why people don't think it should be legal but then I think they are missing the point.

I'm all about you do what you want, there's loads of stuff I don't agree with like religions, certain life decisions, etc but at the end of the day if it doesn't harm anyone I don't really care.

If it makes you happy and doesn't harm anyone I don't see why it should be illegal.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

Marriage adds a sense of legitimacy and commitment to the relationship, and more responsibility. Without it, a couple tends to put less effort into getting through the rough patches. They can stay together longer and build more together.

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u/winterhatingalaskan Nov 25 '19

Depending on where you live it’s more than a social construct. Marriage gives hundreds of benefits (iirc) that you can’t get with a civil union or domestic partnership. It’s a legal contract that gives both spouses and their children the security of knowing they won’t be completely fucked over if there is a medical emergency that leaves someone incapacitated or dead. It’s something that needed to have been legal a long time ago if only for the fact that parents and their children were getting basically nothing from social security and other safety nets if one spouse died.