There’s no question that marriage can be a container for discontentment more often than not, from time to time, until someone has to end it or lose.

If this wasn’t the case almost fifty percent of them wouldn’t fail.

Marriage does require liberty to be ‘endured’ as Bertrand Russell recommended. But, of course, liberty is anathema to commitment as any good traditionally-minded married couple will happily crow even in the midst of marital hardship.

Interesting note here: the existence of commitment-fever containing and squelching marital exploration or liberty is not only fostered by the religious/conservative mindset.

In the last few years I have been quite surprised at the large amount of liberal-styled folk who cling to the traditional model of the ‘sanctified’ and austere marriage in the robust fashion styled by fundamentalist Christianity.

You can find these types jockeying for position on Salon and a myriad of other considerably liberal online locales.

I am 100% behind gay folk marrying and I support their lifestyle in the same fashion I support any other responsible adult sexual activity. But I have to wonder why gay folks would submit themselves to the constrictive, spouse-ownership model of traditional American marriage. BUT, I support their right to do so- don’t get me wrong.

So out of touch.