A growing body of evidence shows that same-sex couples have a great deal to teach everyone else about marriage and relationships. Most studies show surprisingly few differences between committed gay couples and committed straight couples, but the differences that do emerge have shed light on the kinds of conflicts that can endanger heterosexual relationships. -New York Times

One of the general assumptions about gay relationships, and by extension marriages, is that they are prone to frequent self destruct, yet many studies seem to indicate the opposite. I wonder if this is at least in part due to the ease with which straight people to get married and how much work it is for gay people to do the same – if straight people
really had to fight for their right to get married, maybe the same crucible would result in stronger marriages for them too.