Happiness v. Goodness

What if you can't be good and happy at the same time?

A hypothetical that isn't so hypothetical:  what happens when you are no longer young nor healthy?  Especially if only one of the partners is so afflicted, then what does the other partner do?

Traditional marriage says "in sickness and in health".  So, if this sickness interferes with one's happiness, does that give permission to seek another partner?  Why not?  If happiness is the only consideration, then why should someone suffer because of the other?

Yes, this gets back to homosexual marriage. You see, the big argument here is those two people's happiness.  The goodness part goes out the window because it interferes with their happiness. But bad old conservatives won't necessarily stand in the way of their happiness.  One could get sick.  Will the other stick around because, ya know, LOVE and all that, or just leave because one's happiness is the only thing that matters?  Obviously, I don't believe that if one chucks goodness out the window that they will stick around when the going gets rough.  They will split when things get rough.

Same is true for heterosexual couples.  Our society stopped valuing goodness and replaced it with happiness only.  Something has to explain the high divorce rate.  Don't you think that's it?

That's how the rationalization for homosexual marriage got sold.  Happiness is more important than goodness.