I suppose I really should mention...
Jul. 28th, 2009 10:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
... that I suggested to
caseopaya that we get a civil union in accordance with Victorian law.
She said yes.
(I "blame", in part,
airiefairie's excellent proposal for ending state-sanctioned marriage in favour of civil unions for all, and
beagl and
kimeros for cutting a similar path. Thanks for the inspiration.)
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She said yes.
(I "blame", in part,
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Date: 2009-07-28 01:00 am (UTC)Congratulations!
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Date: 2009-07-28 01:00 am (UTC)(y'know, Cal and I have struggled to find a good way to refer to each other; Civil Union Partner is terrible! We've defaulted to "husband" and "wife" (usually delivered in semi-ironic tone) even though we are expressly forbidden from using those terms in any formal sense. Be interested to see what you come up with!)
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Date: 2009-07-28 01:22 am (UTC)"Marriage is currently in two part. There is the legal part of it, then there is the ceremonial part." = sounds like what D & I did. ;D
Congratulations to you both, m'dears. May your union always be on your own terms, and no one else's. :) *hugs*
The Union makes us strong :)
Date: 2009-07-29 01:01 am (UTC)Re: The Union makes us strong :)
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Date: 2009-07-28 02:00 am (UTC)I now have a mental image of you trying to coax the animals into teeny tiny little tuxes. :P
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Date: 2009-07-28 02:46 am (UTC)a good modern way to do things. :D
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Date: 2009-07-28 02:59 am (UTC)Do you have to get civilly united? :)
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Date: 2009-07-28 03:37 am (UTC)One of ussss! One of ussss!
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Date: 2009-07-28 04:09 am (UTC)(Yeah, took me long enough, eh?)
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Date: 2009-07-28 03:45 am (UTC)We're sort of the yank equivalent, having become commonlaw in Texas back around '95 or so. :)
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