relationships

In the last few days, I’ve been trying to carve out time to post about "relationship resolutions" we might set for the coming year.

Despite my resolve, I forgot to factor in ‘tis the season for the flu. Writing about the future seems impossible when our daughter is projectile vomiting, and my wife and I are a tag-team swabbing the decks and keeping our sweet pea hydrated.

It’s impossible both literally—who can write anything when their child is ill?—and figuratively—somehow the future pales when the present is so, uh, tangible.

If you'd like the chance to learn a little about a couple who fasted for 40 days in support of Proposition 8 - come on over to http://twolesbosgoinatit.com

Maybe if we understood these folks more, we'd be able to supply the missing facts that would help them make the leap to reality.

We are more alike than we are different. Results of two separate university studies show that same-sex relationships are similar to those of opposite-sex couples in many ways.

ScientificBlogging.com explains:

"The stereotype that couples in same-sex relationships are not as committed as their heterosexual counterparts and are therefore not as psychologically healthy is disputed by two studies featured in the January issue of Developmental Psychology."

Psychological studies of lesbian and gay couples reveal two key factors that promote healthier relationships: (1) flexibility about gender roles, and (2) equal division of parenting and household tasks.