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6 Ways to Keep Your Gay Relationship Successful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are in a loving, mutually-fulfilling relationship at last! You’ve learned a lot from your past relationship mistakes and want to do everything you can to make sure this relationship stays happy for you both. What are some of the ways that you can keep your gay relationship enriching, satisfying and successful?

1. Know why you have chosen each other

Remind yourself of the reasons past relationships have failed. You dated that one guy because he had money and loved to spend it on you, but you ignored thathe was a narcissist and constantly unfaithful. Another of your past boyfriends was gorgeous; the problem there was you two had nothing to talk about when outside the bedroom.

This time, however, you sense that everything is there with the right balance. You don’t “need” to be with each other for any other reason but love. Your attraction to him is not based on his bank account or his physical looks. You know that you love h

For a moment, the wedding on Wednesday felt like the most traditional of occasions, as Nat King Cole’s classic song “Love Was Made for Me and You” blared out of the speakers, and an ecstatic couple made their way down the aisle. But there was one difference: the couple were both men.

France’s first gay marriage, officiated in the town hall of Montpellier in front of hundreds of people, was as much the culmination of a harsh political battle as the fruits of a great love. That much was clear as Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau sat listening hand in hand to the speech of Montpellier Mayor Hélène Mandroux, who stood before a portrait of President François Hollande and told them, moments before they took their vows, “Our society cannot have any prejudices.” In a hall jammed with politicians, photographers and television crews, Mandroux called the wedding, broadcast live on French networks, “a symbol for France,” and said “the very fact that marriage has been opened to everybody has triggered a wave of hatred and dissent.”

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Now that the stigma of being &#;out&#; is transforming into being seen as a trendy and fashionable lifestyle, celebrities are no longer risking their careers by making their homosexuality public. These six celebrity couples have taken advantage of the cultural shift and changing marriage laws in the U.S. and are celebrating their devotion for one another in matrimony.

  • Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi:

The drop-dead gorgeous actress, Portia de Rossi, told Oprah during a sit-down interview that she felt an immediate draw when she first laid eyes on “the world&#;s funniest woman” Ellen DeGeneres. The two moved slowly, though. Ellen couldn&#;t sense Portia&#;s lust and although she desired her she quickly assumed Portia&#;s disinterest. The two gave up verb for quite some time before finally beginning their whirlwind of a relationship. it took Portia 3 years to tell Ellen how she felt because she wasn&#;t openly gay at the time and didn&#;t want her sexuality to affect her career. They set a date for a ceremony to simply articulate their love, and just before the dat

20 of the longest LGBTQ+ relationships in Hollywood

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  • Some LGBTQ+ couples in Hollywood have been together for decades.
  • Elton John and David Furnish have been together for 30 years.
  • Both Matt Bomer and George Takei came out publicly after years of dating their significant others.  

In the pre-Obergefell times, actors, musicians, and TV personalities often risked their careers by coming out as LGBTQ+, hiding their longtime same-sex partners to safeguard them from public scrutiny.

But in the end, love perseveres.

As we mark Pride month, these 20 famous LGBTQ+ couples show how even under changing societal norms and in the limelight of fame, love always wins.

Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner

In the prior '70s, actress Tomlin reached out to writer Wagner to obtain help with a character she was playing. Their meeting was love at first sight, Tomlin said. 

"A frie