That was the real turning point. I think that attitude was developing during the fifties, with the rise of modern psychology, and took off in the sixties. "No fault divorce" was probably the legal tipping point.
The notion that the primary purpose of marriage was to have children and form a family seems to be rare now.
My hopeful side says that people want to have kids "sometime," and once they have children, they mature. My cynical side says that people view their children like pets. Nice to have around sometimes, but a lot of unnecessary hassle.
right! And this is why it’s so difficult to fight the re-definition when it pertains to gay marriage.
If we have already re-defined it for straights who think of themselves first - who view children as a burden - and often view fertility as a PROBLEM - then it isn’t that large a leap to accept gay marriage.