Together 51 Years
Friday July 4, 2008
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Hope these guys are true… they deserve their story to be heard. That story can be made into a book or a movie or several books and movies… Hope it can be heard. 51 years… WOW… and I brag the puny 18 years with my lover Juan Manuel…
I want to congratulate them for going strong on 51 years together. My brother is going on 27 years with his partner. I also have couple that I know are going on 36 years together. I am also gay, but have never had a partner in my 50 years. How sad is that. I guess that I have an ora surrounding me. Had alot of one night stands, but always wanted a true relationship. Maybe things will turn around soon.
51 years doesn’t mean anything in a gay relationship. I’m sure they both have slept with other guys & have broken up numberous times. Committed? I doubt it.
Whatever are their life 51 years still a awesome story, love and friendship is stronger than all gay temptation. Congratulation guys let us know next year what going on in you teenager love story..
My best wish
Francisco
2 I have doubts: yeah, and we all know straight couples never cheat. So of course 51 years togeher mean nothing ‘cos of some one-night stands? Wait, I think you got it backwards here: those one-night stands mean nothing, 51 years mean everything, or they won’t be there.
DON’T HATE…HATERS
Regardless of what has happen “IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP” they are still together and what supposedly straight relationship hasn’t had problems be it our personal families, politicians, etc. The fact is they are together. Stop being so Catty, that’s why several gay men try to be straight and marry, etc because of the DRAMA/rudeness we are known to project towards each other and the fakeness of “he’s got Body.” and how someone looks and what they have/got…..Get over it. Usually Jealous Gays and those pretending to be straight ..but are Gay, are always talking about Gays and are as Gay as a Blue Jay..be it Butch, Fem etc. Stop being Catty, Cutting, miserable Queens..especailly if you see someone happy, well dressed and who has class and dignity. And stop ASS-suming Just because someone looks at you, is dressed nice or smiles at you.. that they want you. Been together with mine for 15 years and going strong…what about ya’ll.
very sad to see the negative comments (personal issues, anyone??). As someone who walked alongside this wonderful couple (who got rock star treatment by everyone along the parade route) it was an honor to see them so joyous to be together and clearly enjoying the chance to show the world that our relationships have staying power. Of course some don’t and of who know what they have been through in 51 years - but the bottom line is that you could not miss the care and love they had for each other and the community as they marched the whole route.
I think it is absolutely wonderful. I think when 2 people are in love, they will stay through the thick and thin, and I also believe that 2 men can really be IN LOVE with each other as these 2 men obviously are. they win the GOLD MEDAL is what I say.
Mark Talley, Lyndon, Il.
I am gay, have several boyfriends before, but not important relationships, only two or three months, but the last one, 6 years and a half has been for sure the most important one. The thing is that I has bocame an awful person, very jelous, but th eorigin of my jelousy is because he’s got Hepathytys B and after that He’s got HPV (Human Papiloma Virus, condiloma acuminata), this last one is a very very common dessease. He has told He does not know anything about it. I have been unable to have one-night stands with casuals. I love this guy very very much, to the point that I have forgiven his infidelities and discare about our health, I have discare my career because o f my love for him and my wish to be at his side all the time to avoid other cheating, when I argue with him for my jelousy He always mention my professional discare and my financial situation; I really dont know what to do; DO YOU THINK I NEED TO LEARN TO HAVE CASUAL ONE-NIGHT STANDS to be in an equitative relationship?. DO not ask me to leave him, I have tried and I cannot, in the periods I am not with him my career is even worse. How can I learn to have causal sex? how can I learn to not feel afraid when I am cruissing with a stranger?
Just remember, Allen Ginsburg was with his lover all his adult life, all the way to the end…and Allen always acknowledged the prospects of menogomy terrified him. I would not be so quick to deried these men…it is a beautiful bond indeed.