Well, in that case...no one should ever comment on anything that they haven't personally been through. haha...right. The world doesn't work that way.
Just because people feel some kind of way about this topic, doesn't mean everyone should tip toe around it.
What I'm reading from some of you is you've never married a woman to put on an appearance, so you can't have an opinion on doing such a thing.
I agree with you, we all comment on situations that we have never been in. I wouldn't want someone to feel compelled to tiptoe around a topic, why have a hot topics forum if we do that?
I would only suggest that we refrain from assuming why a gay man ends up married to a woman, not all who have done it have planed to live a "lie" or use the woman to hide their gayness, I am sure that some have done this.
When a man who has married finally comes to grips with the fact that he is gay, there are many things that he has to take in to account:
Does he plan on practicing gay sex?
Does he plan on moving on with his life?
Where is he at in his hetero marriage? (is it on the rocks?)
What effect would telling his wife that "oops, I was gay, my bad, you don't mind, do you?" have on his wife? Could she handle it emotionally?
It's so easy for the cheer leaders to wave their pompoms and tell a guy to fess up and quit lying, and for some guys it is quite easy to
let her know she picked the wrong man and walk out.
For some, there is genuine love, love for a woman who has brought your son into the world, cooked your meals, washed your clothes,
put up with a dumb ass attitude all to often.
Personally, I will live with any guilt that comes for not being totally honest, I will take my lumps, but I won't let my wife in on any pain,
that would be my turf if I go on a guilt trip someday.
So, fine, lets discuss this all we want, but please understand that not all married gays set out to deceive their wives, most of us set out on a course of self deception way before we married.