[Mr. Know It All]

It is obvious what [sexual commitment] means;...My point is, the praise they received for their "long-term commitment" seems to be tied to the fact that they have sex together.

Thank you for providing more detail, but I don't see that as obvious at all.

...we aren't talking about long-term friendships.

So, are you saying that Mary Cheney and her partner aren't friends? Bob and Elizabeth Dole don't have children, but Bob does ads for pills that enable sex. Why are they together? Sexual commitment?

Seriously, I'm not following this at all.

[beckysueb]

Very simple. Bob and Elizabeth Dole , man and woman. Mary Cheney and Heather, 2 women. Big difference.