Posted On: July 20, 2006, 2:08 pm CDT

Posted By: Much Ado About Nothing

As an insurance adjuster I do have some questions about a loss of consortium claim where the tort began before the union was created but I see no reason why this relationship sanctioned by the CT legislature should be treated any different than when a man and woman enter into a legal marriage. That this is much ado about nothing as can be seen by the fact that the lawyer for the doctor does not intend to challenge the claim by the partner.

While not directly relevant to the legal issue in the article, I might as well throw my two cents in regarding the overall issue-- I don't feel that my marriage to the woman I have loved for over 30 years and who, with a little help from me, raised our three children, is in any way diminished if other couples who are of the same sex are allowed to marry also. How do gay marriages in any way threaten or lessen in value what I have? How do gay marriages threaten any marriage of a man and woman? Again, much ado about nothing.