{"id":6133,"date":"2015-06-27T10:51:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T17:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:38:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:38:56","slug":"5-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2015\/06\/27\/5-4\/","title":{"rendered":"5 – 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"White<\/p>\n

I never thought this day would come during my lifetime. Yet here we are, marriage for all, is the law of the land. <\/p>\n

I’m still trying to process all the ramifications. <\/p>\n

I’ve already been invited to two weddings. I expect that I’ll be invited to a lot more. Will I be standing at the altar? (Shudder!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

I find myself wondering about the other side of the coin too.  How many people now faced with the commitment of marriage, are re-evaluating their relationship?<\/p>\n

What happens when one partner says, “Let’s get married<\/em>”, and the other partner freaks out. Equality has truly arrived. We’ll see gay guys in bars saying, “We were fine, then HE started talking marriage, I’m just not ready for that!<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Given that so many gay bars are closing, It’ not going to be long before gay and straight men are together in a sports bar together bemoaning their sudden “singleness” because they’re not ready for commitment.<\/p>\n

I see a whole lot of “Bromances” in our future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I never thought this day would come during my lifetime. Yet here we are, marriage for all, is the law of the land.  I’m still trying to process all the ramifications.  I’ve already been invited to two weddings. I expect that I’ll be invited to a lot more. Will I be standing at the altar? (Shudder!) … <\/p>\n

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