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					Originally Posted by  Aliantha
					 
				 
				That's true, however prior to the middle of this century, it was generally people whose relationship was not sanctioned by family that chose this route, 
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 And/or, as with gays, people whose relationship wasn't sanctioned by their 
religions, i.e. mixed-religion marriage.