BOSTON - Four years after Massachusetts became the first state to allow gay couples to marry, there have been blissful unions, painful divorces and everything in between. But as same-sex marriage begins in California, Massachusetts' experience may offer hints of what is to come. For example, after an initial euphoric rush to the altar, the number of gay weddings in Massachusetts fell sharply and has declined each year since. "Lesbian and gay couples get divorced for the same reasons that heterosexual couples do," said Joyce Kauffman, a lawyer and gay activist. "The only thing that is different is that some people rushed to get married without thinking it through." More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Home Visions