Yet as a wife, I know well that a marriage is inherently a trust that does not always benefit from having its private dynamics laid bare before seven million readers.

WSJ: Why I Stopped Writing the Checks & Balances Column for The Wall Street Journal

' Now, no, I've not personally been knocked up out of marriage, but I know and have seen a lot of people who have.

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For the past three years I have lost at least two friends to early marriages at an age where I didn't even know what marriage was.

CNN: Dreaming of more than a wedding

Yes, Reagan was tolerant of gay people -- as is everyone I know who opposes same-sex marriage -- but that in no way means he would have advocated redefining marriage.

CNN: Ronald Reagan: Same-sex marriage advocate?

Marriage, as far as I know, there's no research that suggests that that gets people out of poverty.

NPR: Debating Marriage's Effect on Poverty

But what I do know for sure is that by subsidizing the marriage of Bear Stearns and JP Morgan, the government has removed some of the loss from the profit and loss system.

NPR: Does Bear Stearns Bailout Set a Bad Precedent?

There's nothing wrong with our marriage, at least as far as I know.

MSN: See you in 2 weeks: When couples take separate vacations

"Well I don't believe David Souter was on our side on the gay marriage issue although we don't know for sure, " Gallagher said.

CNN: King: Same-sex marriage debate heats up in New York