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Gay Singles Happier To Tie The Knot
A new online survey has shown that gay singles have a greater belief in getting married than heterosexual singles.This comes after another survey from the University of Illinois earlier this week said that gay couples were just as committed as their straight counterparts.
gay-PARSHIP's Looking for Love poll showed that of those asked, three quarters - 76% gay women, 72% gay men – of gay singles believe two people should “get married or enter a civil partnership”, if they get together and want to stay together.
In the case of straight singles, the percentage is lower, with just 3 in 5 - 59% of men, 57% of women - wanting to tie the knot.
The online survey asked almost 100,000 gay and straight UK-based singles who said they were all looking for a relationship.
Over 18,000 UK same-sex civil partnerships were formed in the first 12 months from the inception of the ceremony in December 2005 and the end of December 2006 - around 16,800 of them in England & Wales.
In England and Wales alone, heterosexual marriages fell by 10% in 2005 (the most recent stats), to around 244,700 - the lowest annual number since 1896.
While between a half and a third of searching singles of all sexual orientations have “no definite idea about the form a wedding or partnership should take”, more straight than gay singles “definitely want some kind of formal ceremony.”
Interestingly, gay singles attach more value to their friends’ approval of their partner than they do to their family’s, with gay male singles almost twice as likely as straight male singles to “set greatest store by friends being pleased about my choice of partner.” The figure is also higher for straight female singles than gay female singles.
Author: Joanne Oatts
Από το www.gaydarnation.com
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