Josephus, you ask your wife whether there were more 'health problems" suffered by women who were 'anally abused' by their husbands, or just the usual sexually transmitted diseases caused by 'normal' sex that cheating husbands brought home to their wives?

Heterosexual husbands (and lovers) caused way more STD's in their wives than the far fewer population of homosexual couples ever could.

I felt sad to read that you think sex is 'primarily' used to procreate children in your own image.
I assume then that once the wife is pregnant, sex is ceased until they are ready to 'procreate' again then?
And if the couple is known to be Infertile, or too old to breed, well sex can cease altogether?
That is just so sad....

With same sex marriage in Ireland it will bring many changes to how people, that are not considered the norm, will be treated. Gay people are the same to me. I have worked with many people from different backgrounds, cultures and religions it hasn't caused any disasters.
We are all the same.

It will surely boost the tourist trade, marry and honeymoon on the one 'plane ticket.

Suseonline,
You said, "I felt sad to read that you think sex is 'primarily' used to procreate children in your own image".

I wonder what you believe each gender's reproductive system is primarily for? Obviously you believe it's primarily for pleasure. That is not the primary purpose of its design, it is incidental.

By the way my wife and I are still intimate at 75

lamp,
Perhaps you do not see difference between gender.
My daughter when taking in male flatmates into her 3 bed apartment always took in homosexuals as there no hassals with them and they were tidier than both girls and straight boys.

Dear Josephus,

Opposite sex couples aren't required to demonstrate
their intent or capacity to procreate before
they may marry. Many opposite sex couples never
procreate and the state still recognises them as
married. Therefore obviously -
marriage is not about procreation.

Your daughter is very lucky that the positive stereotypes
of gay men turned out to be true. As in -
gay men being tidy, neat, well-groomed, well-dressed,
artsy, friendly, fun, fit, et cetera. Perfect room-mates.
A pretty tall order
for anyone to fill. She's lucky they didn't turn out to
be ill-bred, badly behaved, and slobs.