I had drinks last night with a group of old coworkers and the subject of marriage came up. There was some talk about Obama's support of gay marriage and overall it was not a popular move in the company I was in. I often straddle the fence politically, but on this topic, I feel strongly that gays should have a right to marry and I spoke my opinion. I know too many gay couples who are wonderfully, committed people who love one another and are sharing lives together. As the convo continued, "open" marriage came into the discussion and this, of course, got my blood boiling. Many people sittng at the table said they would not object to an open relationship/marriage and I was shocked. So, in essence, the same people who are ultra conservative about gay marriage want to go liberal for an open marriage!? WTH!? See, this is the problem... Gay marriage isn't destroying the institution of marriage... It's this "open" relationship BS where people want to have multiple partners and swing this way and that. FI and I talked when I got home last night and we could never even think about sharing one another or having any type of open relationship. What is going on with people these days!?