From an AP report out of Boston:
After four years of legalized same sex marriages in Massachusetts, researchers have found some startling facts:
1. 3 in 10 straight marriages ended with at least one partner remarrying the same sex within 3 months;
2. An additional 3 in 10 marriages ended with both partners remarrying the same sex within 6 months.
3. The historical average of 53% of marriages ending in divorce increased to 84% for marriages between straight couples.
4. The number of marriages between opposite sex partners declined 65%.
Some respondents to the survey gave the following reasons for their divorce:
"My wife used to nag me every weekend when I played golf with my friends, so I said what the hell. I divorced her and married my best friend. Now we play golf every weekend and no one nags us."
"My husband would never just sit and talk with me. I spent so much time with my best friend, that we both got divorced and married each other. We both can sit and talk for hours now, it is great."
"Well, my parents got divorced when I was 14. Dad is still in jail for shooting my mom with a nail gun and Mom has learned how to feed herself again. I just didn't want that kind of marriage."
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