 Michael settles down with his partner, Ben Bruckner, a university professor, and the two eventually adopt teenage son Hunter.Michael is also (as of the end of season 4) the father of baby daughter, JR (short for Jenny Rebecca), whose primary parents are lesbian couple Melanie Marcus and Lindsay Peterson (Michael donated the sperm for Melanie's pregnancy, but nevertheless remains an active father figure to the baby girl).Brian on the other hand has led a very hedonistic and promiscuous life, filled with drugs and sex.