08-28-2012, 09:25 PM
Ultimately, not that different, especially once people get older.
However, it might seem so because of 2 things: one, many older het people find it not worth the trouble to separate after an older age even if they have and may even live under different roofs (but things from social rep to marriage benefits to family dynamics won't let them make the decision to divorce) to older gay people who are separated by medical and other conditions and the law and/or family erases any record of their being together as their relationship was never officially recognized and thus not protected legally (and many hospitals and homes will even deny the right of gay visitation or any part of the process on general principle and as part of their policy).
However, it might seem so because of 2 things: one, many older het people find it not worth the trouble to separate after an older age even if they have and may even live under different roofs (but things from social rep to marriage benefits to family dynamics won't let them make the decision to divorce) to older gay people who are separated by medical and other conditions and the law and/or family erases any record of their being together as their relationship was never officially recognized and thus not protected legally (and many hospitals and homes will even deny the right of gay visitation or any part of the process on general principle and as part of their policy).
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