Congratulations, Connecticut!

It's a happy day in the nutmeg state! As the New York Times reports:

Bunches of white balloons and giant sprays of long-stemmed red roses festooned City Hall here Wednesday morning, as one of the eight couples who successfully sued the state to allow same-sex marriage became the first to obtain a marriage license as the law took effect...

The official start of gay marriages came a month after Connecticut’s highest court legalized the unions, and the court announced only last week that Wednesday would be the official first day of nuptials...

“Today, Connecticut sends a message of hope and promise to lesbian and gay people throughout the country who want to be treated as equal citizens by their government,” said Ben Klein, a lawyer with Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, a Boston group that litigated the Connecticut case.

Cheers! Congratulations to all the couples that can now begin planning weddings. I hear Connecticut is beautiful in the early summer... May many states (ahem, CA) follow the example of our northern friends and keep fighting until equal rights for same-sex couples are guaranteed throughout the country.

Men Cheating--it's apparently all our fault

Well, wasn't that easy? We just needed a CNN article and Oprah to explain the big problem with marriages today. Men cheat (according to their statistics 1 out of every 2.7 men), and it's all our fault. Who knew! According to their expert, Gary:

"It begins as an emotional relationship. There's a friendship that develops. It's not just looking for the sex," Gary says. "We all have this picture of cheaters as the bad guys. They're horrible, rotten, not nice. No, they can be nice people who get lost, who do the wrong thing -- and they can be your husband...The majority said it was an emotional disconnection, specifically a sense of feeling underappreciated. A lack of thoughtful gestures."

That cleared it all up. It's the woman's fault.

What do you think?