The Marrying Kind uses a controversial topic to explore a larger institution in America, one that has an effect on most everyone. Rauch uses the topic of same-sex marriage to further his points, but does not use it to overwhelm the overall idea he is introducing. Rather, he begins the essay by discussing his main point: cohabitation versus marriage. He then, quite effectively, introduces his own first hand experience of being gay in America, the effects it has had on his ability to marry, and the overarching effects that this lack of same-sex marriage has on heterosexual marriages throughout America. Essentially, the rise of cohabitation between partners. An aspect of Rauch’s essay I really enjoyed was his impartation of his sexuality. I
