Discussion: I am a 42-year-old single gay man and am considering marriage to a woman my age to start a family.

Marriage, knowing that a partner has a different sexual orientation, is not a rare phenomenon. Still, it is problematic when the relationship is based on lies and hiding the actual sexual orientation. Starting a family is not only a sexual relationship but especially an emotional one! The lie is often discovered; therefore, the different and challenging relationship must be known and agreed upon in advance.