When I ask my gay friends why they wish to marry, they don't mention tax benefits.
Those who wish to marry religiously may do so, if a church is willing.
Sitkoff raised the hypothetical of a couple who wish to marry later in life.
A mischievous maiden named Lise and a handsome but poor young farmer, Colas, wish to marry.
I'm not a lawyer, and there is no one, of any gender, who I wish to marry at the moment.
Dowd writes that successful women wish to marry successful men but that these men "marry down" instead.
Those who wish to marry buy a plastic hen (representing a bride) or a cock (a groom).
Many of these opposite-sex couples would like to qualify by registering a civil partnership, like same-sex couples who do not wish to marry.
The Supreme Court's ruling last week striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act has been hailed as a victory for gay couples who wish to marry.
And between two people who love each other and wish to marry, there too the government must stand if the genders do not meet with majority approval.
Arab citizens of Israel are married through either Christian or Islamic authorities, and encounter problems if they wish to marry outside their faith.
