Wow. I can only say you have either a very realistic or a very negative outlook when it comes to relationships, Bard!

It's true I've never had much luck keeping a man, but I've only seriously dated 3 men in my life, and the longest relationship lasted a year and a half. Another one failed because the guy was in the closet and didn't want to come out. I was afraid of being pulled back in so I had to let go.

As for the sugar daddy scenario...It's true you meet guys who are looking to become "a kept man," but I don't think that's the overriding behavior for gays. There are straight women and men who act as such, but that doesn't make all heterosexuals greedy opportunists.

The idea of going through "a spouse a week" does sound ridiculous, and that's not the kind of person who should be considering actual legal marriage...unless it's in Las Vegas.