[BMiles2112]

Good point. Correction to my #76. The state should not endorse the relationship if there are NO children involved, and never will be. An elderly couple who has children, grandchildren, etc. from past relationships could make a case for the state to endorse it, if they were involved in, or intended to be involved in, the raising of grandchildren, etc.
(I know, your post wasn't to me, but you raised a good question.)

[The Green Goblin]

I don't think the state should be involved in endorsing any relationship whatsoever, but my poiint was that those who are arguing for selective endorsement on the basis of children are being horribly inconsistent, and well as more than a little foolish (and irrelevant) in light of contemporary culture.