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Experts project most gay newlweds will begin expressing overwhelming feelings of marital regret.<br><br>Government studies focused on exisiting gay marriages surprisingly indicate most gays feel their marriage is a torturous state of painful repetition. This close parallel with the attitudes of most straight couples has led many gays to question why they fought so aggressively to legalize gay marriage.<br><br>&#8220;We failed to learn from straight couples.&#8221; Said gay newlywed Adam Haas. Unhappy in his recent marriage to David May, Haas commented, &#8220;We&#8217;ve tried everything including marriage counseling but we are still unhappy just like all of our married straight friends. 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