Most of the time, those that were betrothed to each other were not in love. The whole process started more as a business deal between families and that love came later after the couple was married. He further stated that same-sex unions that occurred during those times between two males was out of love for each other, rather than a business like contract of a heterosexual union. While I do agree that there was a mutual affection, I have to disagree that it was a romantic love. ...

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In life, Homer could not be controlled to the degree required to satisfy Emily's psychological need for love from a man. In all probability Homer did not love Emily and was motivated by his need to promote his respectability and mask his homosexual tendencies. The only way Emily could absolutely hold onto Homer is by killing him and keeping his corpse as a token of romantic love, a thing Emily has never known. ...

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"Lesbians and heterosexual women have not been found to differ markedly either in their overall mental health or in their approaches to child rearing, nor have lesbians" romantic and sexual relationships with other women detract from their ability to care for their children. ... Nevertheless, a child is better off in a home where there is love, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual parents, rather than in a foster home. ...

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