Small_Debate_On_Gay_Mariage

Small Debate On Gay Mariage What the heck is “marriage” anyway' Finding a definitive answer on dictionary.com was extremely difficult. In a very circular and redundant motion, each definition pointed back at it’s previous. Marriage is defined as “the state of being married; wedlock”. Wedlock is defined as “the state of being married; matrimony.” Matrimony is defined as “the act or state of being married; marriage.” Married is defined as “having a spouse”. And, finally, spouse is defined as “a marriage partner”. So if I had no predefined concept of what it means to be married and I relied solely on the dictionary definition, I would be thoroughly confused. Another interesting interpretation of marriage was “a wedding”. I, myself, was married in the eyes of Michael Bloomberg and the State of New York long before I had an actual wedding. Why would I need that piece of paper anyway' Isn’t my bond to my intended betrothed proof enough of our love' Although it may be sufficient proof of my love, my love is not sufficient as payment for a doctor’s visit. So there we were in July 2002 in the midst of planning our married, marriage, court, state, massachusetts, laws, supreme, sodomy, pam, love, justice, jen, homosexual, doesn’t, defined, conduct, wedding, person, law, igal, each, decision, being, wouldn’t, two, sex, piece, paper, one, lawrence, insurance, hours, having, friends, constitution