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2006-10-14 00:53:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I can only answer for my own relationship, yes!
I think because we've had to work very hard for ever single benefit and protection we have, we're more aware of how much work goes into our relationships.
Straights are simply granted these same rights, protections and benefits without question and in so, they take them for granted and treat them as though they are disposable.
We, on the other hand, are all too aware of what we legally have to do in order to secure a TINY fraction of what straights get. We're all too aware of what no amount of legal hoop jumping will get us. We're all too aware of the shear cost of these legal protections that are charged to US, which straights are simply GRANTED free of charge!
We are all too aware that no matter how many fees we pay to do what we can, we are still second class citizens and must be more dilegent.
Straights are the one's who are destroying "marriage." They're the one's who take it for granted, making a mockery of it every single day.
Then, out of their own shame or guilt or both, they ridicule US! They tell lies and say our relationships don't count, that we're only "playing house."
Yes, gays and lesbians have a bad history of relationships not lasting or not being able to form lasting relationships, but I'm convinced that's ONLY because of the stigma STRAIGHTS have put on us and our relationships.
EXAMPLE: Clay O's comments.
Why are gays more "prone" to cheat?
BECAUSE STRAIGHTS KEEP REPEATING THAT SAME CRAP OVER AND OVER AGAIN! STRAIGHTS MAKE OUR RELATIONSHIPS NOT AS MEANINGFUL AS THEIR OWN!
THEY HAVE PUT THIS ON US!
So many gays have a negative attitude towards long-term commitment because of THIS exact sort of crap.
We're told over and over by straights how our realtionships don't matter, that we aren't able to "love" a partner, that we're second class citizens...etc
It's NO wonder that indeed many gays reject the mere notion of long-term commitment.
You pound an idea into a child long enough and it's guaranteed they will grow up to believe it's true!
We see this evidenced in hate mongers and homophobes hundreds of times over.
2006-10-14 01:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by DEATH 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I'm bisexual and, while I can't claim to speak for either gays or straights, I do have a bit of experience in relationships on both sides of the street. I have been married twice to men and lived with women but stopped short of exchanging rings. There was never any question for me of loving more or less. If I am in love, I am consumed by that love, whether it is for a man or a woman. There does tend to be a little more of an "us against the world" feel in a relationship that breaks the norms, whether it is gay or interracial or something else. That gets countered though by having to go it alone. With the two women who I was truly in love with, I never got invited to their parents' home for holidays and we had to be careful about holding hands in the park and stuff. Those things really affect a relationship, even if you don't think so at the time. I am still looking for a life partner and when I find one, that will be the most sincere love and it doesn't have a thing to do with if the partner is male or female.
2006-10-14 08:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by Kuji 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think all relationships are different individually but... not all gays love their life partners more sincerely.. Just as not all straight couples take it for granted. :)
2006-10-14 07:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by tabby_24_2000_2000 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, that would be a form of STEREOTYPING.
How someone is/treats their partner and their relationship is an individualistic thing. Some truly appreciate what they have, some take advantage of what they have, some lose interest. Sexual Orientation does not override personality and character.
2006-10-14 08:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do
but not all gay people do
some just have sex for being sex
but those that love for love do it oh so well
straight people sem to be asking the question dose my partner really love me
with gay people they seem to have love and know it is love
otherwise why would we come out if gay love is not for you
2006-10-14 08:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by Zara3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that would be stereo typing to say all, but some like in my own relationship find that the hatred from the outside makes our bond that much stronger.
2006-10-14 10:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by tammidee10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I think straight love is more sincere (more REAL as a matter of fact). There's just alot of cheating.
2006-10-14 09:41:55 · answer #7 · answered by Life Is Great 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
everybody in this world (blacks, asians, gays, jews, christians, heterosexuals, hearing impaired, blind, and all others) either do love their partners equally and faithful, some others treats them like possessions or trash! some might might in gay relationships like the hetero, some might not be faithful, just like hetero. same for all people.
2006-10-14 10:42:48 · answer #8 · answered by mystic_lonewolf22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely untrue
i've read a lot of passionate, adorable & beautiful homosexual literature but with an unpleasant ending (from real life)
it depends on whether you're a good & sensitive person and treat your partner like he deserves or not
it has nothing to do with being this or that
2006-10-14 08:18:40 · answer #9 · answered by Sheri 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think gays are more prone to cheat on their partners than straights. Which would mean that the "love" is not as strong as with a man/woman.
2006-10-14 07:58:23 · answer #10 · answered by Clay O 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋