By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 23:10:39 +0000

No you are not alone in how you feel. I have been overwhelmed by some of the support I have received but also saddened by others whom I thought would offer support. I unfriended someone on Facebook whom I’ve known for 40 years. I couldn’t stand to read the rubbish they were putting up.
I think the overwhelming support we received from the survey goes a long way to show as a country we will survive this but it has come at a great cost to many of us as individuals for the very reason you outlined.
All we can do is choose our friends carefully and move forward. If I doubt someone’s sincerity I’ll be a bit more circumspect until I’m sure of their views.

By: Moto69

Moto69 — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 07:58:39 +0000

Hi Karen from Finance,
Thank you for the great article. I’ve personally been left with a bitter-sweet taste in my mouth with the whole marriage survey. I’m so happy that marriage equality is finally here in Australia, but I don’t know if I can forgive parts of my extended “friendship” network who voted No in the survey. It feels as if they have voted No to me and that they never really wanted me to be as equal as them. I don’t know if I can forgive them. And I’ve been mentally considering people I know at work and around town as to which way they would have voted. I would desperately like to ask every one I know so that I can at least clear out those “friends” who don’t (and won’t ever) see me as an equal.
Do other people feel the same as I do? Or am I being precious?

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