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And KT will even tell you, not that to see your marriage fully recognized Wsurprise Suze Orman has been front I’ve been sweeter to her, but I really now by the government? and center expounding on the economic believe that we’re going to be a married significance the Supreme Court’s soon-to- couple. Suze: I don’t think it’s what she would be decision on the Defense of Marriage have said. It’s what she would have felt. Act and Proposition 8 will have on the What has been fascinating is if she knew country’s same-sex couples. But when we that KT and I could legally be married, sat down with our favorite financial guru, if she knew that many states said there’s we got a very personal account of what absolutely nothing wrong with it—it’s these cases mean to her and wife Kathy almost as if recognition of that could Travis (KT). have helped her feel peaceful about her own life. I’m so sorry she didn’t live long LN: Suze, you’ve been very vocal about enough to see this. the impact overturning DOMA would have on same-sex couples and their LN: A few numbers for you now—not financial bottom lines so I’d like to start financial, but still relevant. Depending out by getting your take on what these on what polls you look at, anywhere decisions will have on a societal level. from 50 to 51 percent of Americans are in favor of gay marriage, which Suze: If it’s alright with you, I’d like to indicates there are still a lot of people answer that a little bit differently and out there who believe marriage should personalize it. be left defined between a man and a woman. Often they cite options other than marriage as being enough. What Photo Credit: Robert Trachtenberg LN: As we know, the debate over the definition of marriage was waging heavily leading up to the Supreme Court hearings in March and continues as we await the June decisions.