[Mr. Know It All]

What commitment? Do you mean the sexual commitment?

You keep saying "sexual commitment." What in the world does that even mean? Are you saying that Mary Cheney and her partner have stayed together because they couldn't find anyone else to have sex with?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

You keep saying "sexual commitment." What in the world does that even mean? Are you saying that Mary Cheney and her partner have stayed together because they couldn't find anyone else to have sex with?

It is obvious what it means; and no, a "commitment" doesn't mean they can't. Clearly it means they won't. My point is, the praise they received for their "long-term commitment" seems to be tied to the fact that they have sex together. We aren't talking about non-sexual roommates. And we aren't talking about long-term friendships. So why should they gain "respect" just because they have had homosexual sex together for a long time?