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A New Study Concludes That Gay And Lesbian Couples Are Happier Compared To Straight Couples

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday December 26 2017, @09:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-should-be-as-unhappy-as-the-rest-of-us dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Despite the many challenges faced by people in a same-sex relationship, a study made by two students of the University of Queensland concluded that this kind of relationship is happier compared to the normal relationship we know as male to female bond.

Researchers Francisco Perales and Janeen Baxter said that the conclusion of their study is a strong counter-narrative to the usual thinking that same-sex relationships are conflictual, unhappy, and dysfunctional.

The conclusion of the study, which was published in the academic journal Family Relations, was derived after the researchers surveyed 25,000 people in the United Kingdom and 9,000 others in Australia.

Source: https://www.inquisitr.com/4686457/a-new-study-concludes-that-gay-and-lesbian-couples-are-happier-compared-to-straight-couples/

Also at Francisco Perales, Janeen Baxter. Sexual Identity and Relationship Quality in Australia and the United Kingdom. Family Relations, 2017; DOI: 10.1111/fare.12293

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday December 28 2017, @04:08AM (3 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday December 28 2017, @04:08AM (#614976) Journal

    I can't imagine you ever having had luck with any woman of any description. You strike me as the kind of person whose hand would develop five spontaneous headaches, one per finger, out of pure self-defense when the idea of beating off crossed your mind.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 28 2017, @11:35AM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday December 28 2017, @11:35AM (#615063) Homepage Journal

    Ha! Good one.

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    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday December 28 2017, @08:44PM (1 child)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday December 28 2017, @08:44PM (#615257) Journal

      It's all made up on the spot, on-demand. I could probably do decent stand-up, except the world's decided that Women Aren't Funny (TM). Well, that, and Carlin basically said everything I want to already...

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      • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 28 2017, @10:35PM

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday December 28 2017, @10:35PM (#615290) Homepage Journal

        ...except the world's decided that Women Aren't Funny (TM).

        It's like lower muscle density; it can be overcome to a degree. I'll admit Lucy and Carol Burnette were probably on humor enhancing substances but I don't think Maureen O'Hara ever was.

        Straight up though, I think it's entirely a matter of being fully willing to look like a clown. It's probably harder to do that when part of your mind is always worrying about how you appear to others.

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