Frankly I hope the legal rights are extended to anyone who chooses o live with a single partner for life. How many times have I seen a pair of sisters living together for years and years without being entitled to each others SS benefits, working place life insurance or health insurance and an assortment of other goodies. Somehow there has to be a civil union status to expand benefits to anyone who lives with another person for life.

That of course excludes useless children who refuse to move out and support themselves - even I have standards.