>>>>I'm surprised that you equate a bond between man and a man equal to that of a bond between a man and a woman.
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>>>So marriage is genital-based?
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>>It some ways it is.
>>I've haven't met a gay couple yet who have had offsprings on their own... naturally. Have you?
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>That's a pretty limiting definition of a committed relationship IMO. There can be a bond between two people even if they don't have children. (Which includes M/F couples who for whatever reason can't reproduce). You are with your wife for reasons beyond producing kids, aren't you? I'm sure you are.
Mike I said in "SOME WAYS" it is. He asked a narrow question and I tried to answer it.
It maybe narrow, but is it invalid?
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