But if you marry you don't have to choose monogamy. You have to choose for fidelity. I think we are more honest. A lot of heterosexuals are like homosexuals, but they do it in hiding. Homosexuals are more honest.
Marriage is the most intimate bond two people can enter into.
Mieke van der Burg, who fought hard for the marriage legislation, said the political process was arduous. It was very difficult in my own political party and in the other parties. I had so many discussions with members of my own party and other parties. It was very difficult to give the arguments in favor of this. But to open up that institution that for a lot of people is so special, well, we always thought it was reasonable, but to convince everybody that this was indeed necessary was a hard job.