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Only 3 percent to 5 percent of the roughly 5,000 species of mammals (including humans) are known to form lifelong, monogamous bonds.

Do not take this list as a set of hard and fast rules, but rather as a set of recommendations that work most of the time. What works for you will be specific to your personality and situation.

” Obama has never been treated as a second-class citizen because of his choice of life partner. He doesn’t have to worry about whether the hospital will acknowlege him as a relative if Michelle is injured or sick.”

The single most powerful lingering vestige of racism is an irrational fear of an angry black mob — led by an angry black man. That informs the perpetual fear among whites that Obama mentions in his speech.