Divorce can't be taken lightly, no matter who is doing the breaking up. It's painful and leaves a lot of emotional wreckage behind. Sadly, children are often those hurt the most. Marriage should never be an impulsive act, and divorce shouldn't be seen as an easy way out.

But there's no evidence that same-sex unions are any more fragile than heterosexual unions. Actually, if a high percentage of divorces made us question the institution itself, then marriage between a man and a woman, nearly half of which end in divorce, might be in trouble itself.
