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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by sdc91, Mar 15, 2008.

  1. sdc91

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    Out of over 3200 domestic partnerships registered with the Washington State government, only 3 have been dissolved?

    That's so much better than the (almost) 50% divorce rate here. Who said gay marriage would weaken marriage??
     
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    Where'd you get that stat? It's a good one, but I'd like to see the source.
     
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    That's pretty impressive, but you have to consider that it is a lot more socially acceptable for heterosexual couples to get married than homosexual couples, so gay couples would probably think about it for a long time before deciding to "tie the knot". Also, since it has only been 9 months since the domestic partnership bill was passed, it might be that not enough time has passed for the rate of dissolves to equal the rate of divorces. While I doubt the rate of dissolves will ever get that low, I think that, in time, it will indeed increase.
     
  5. SAGUY84

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    Well compare the stats to the last 9 months with Hetero couples.

    Then its an even comparison.