We recently heard from Karen/Grace who was thinking of marrying her gay friend if things didn't work out with her "one true love" by the end of the summer. I told her that before she does, there are a lot of things to consider, like kids, sex, property, families and falling in love.

Here are your thoughts:

AVA: My longtime downstairs neighbor tells me that he and his ex-wife both knew he was gay when they married, but they both wanted a family. They had four children, and when the youngest was grown, they divorced. They're both enjoying life as singles. They're still the best of friends, and he's an involved father. So it can be done.

MARTA: In "Will & Grace," the two admitted that their closeness was keeping them from finding true love. Karen/Grace, don't let the fear of being alone propel you into a marriage that won't be real, for either of you.

MARLA: Karen/Grace is going through what most people go through in high school: thinking there's just one "true love" and then being heartsick when they realize that person doesn't share those feelings. They think they can't live without the person. Life looks bleak, and they think of all kinds of self-destructive behaviors.

I remember thinking I was going to convert to Catholicism and then join some kind of convent. Nothing wrong with that, but I was planning it for all the wrong reasons.

Karen/Grace, if things don't work out with your current true love, you don't need to go into a loveless marriage. You need to go out to parties, etc., and meet new young straight men who will return your affections. I remember being stunned when I dated a different boy and realized I'd had a wonderful time. No more talk of convents for me!

Believe it or not, it is possible to recover from a broken heart and love someone else.

SEAN: As a gay man, I wonder what Will/Jack thinks of this arrangement? I have great women friends who I love. We often travel together to places like New York and London, where we can do things we all enjoy like shopping and theatre and museums. But when I travel looking for romance, I'll go alone or with a gay friend. I would never consider marrying one of my straight women friends, or one of my gay women friends, for that matter. The problems are too many to list. Now, if we were both in our 60s or 70s, it might be another story!

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