I suppose I really should mention...

[tcpip]

... 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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[tcpip.livejournal.com]

It just works on so many levels, doesn't it?

[cheshirenoir.livejournal.com]

Yeah cos otherwise Calli and I would have been celebrating 13 years the other weekend rather than 10.

[the-shadow298.livejournal.com]

was actually discussion that with friends the other day.

the evolution of the modern marriage and how marriage as gone from an arrangement or forced thing (shotgun weddings and such)to the notion that love is some how ivolved in it (original discussion was over the young labour trying to get legal recognition for gay marriages).

one idea was that civil unions may become more common because of divorce and some marriages may end up being a business contract where certain conditions and material must be provided by both parties or it dissolved and things are owed.

all pretty interesting if you think about what may happen and what has come before. :)

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Evolution indeed. I think Heinlein explored the idea of the 'civil union contract' (with time limits no less!) on Stranger in a Strange Land.

[the-shadow298.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that yet but that was the basic idea.

as well as arranged (either by government, religion or corporations) unions with certain goals for the marriage, such as to have a certain number of children or provide certain things in exchange, all to be reached within a a time frame and limit.

makes fertile grounds for Speculative Fiction and Sci/Fi.

[http://users.livejournal.com/doctor_k_/]

Awesome!! COngratulations to you both.

[17catherines.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm on leave, and TheMadProfessor is away, but I'll be back on Monday - remind me what you need from us, and I'll organise it then.

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Cherries and other stonefruits ;)

[shadow-5tails.livejournal.com]

Wow! Felicitations, and best wishes to you both!

[shadow-5tails.livejournal.com]

Hang on, are there more benefits/protections granted to those in civil unions than for cohabiting de facto couples? Not questioning your choice at all, just wondering if my understanding was incorrect...

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

My reading of the Relationships Act (2008) is that the benefits only accrue for registered de facto couples. i.e., in a civil union. I might be wrong there tho', I haven't read the Act in detail etc.

Not exactly the first priority in this decision ;)

Re: The Union makes us strong :)

[a-carnal-mink.livejournal.com]

Well, not now that you've gone announcing your intentions to all and sundry, you can't. ;D

[frou-frou.livejournal.com]

Thank you - you can make one too if you like: Mad Men Yourself. Cute site!

[makingthematrix.livejournal.com]

I had my wedding in an aikido dojo, so I'm not going to criticize :)

[demonhellfish.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Yay for not-really-normative life partnerships!

[missmalice.livejournal.com]

Congrats to you both :D

[(Anonymous)]

Congrats!

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Heheh.. You would say that! :)

I'm wondering if there's an option for people, if they so wish (because I suspect there is a few), to change their status of marriage to a civil union?

(Obviously with jurisdiction caveats etc)

Excellent.

[imajica-lj.livejournal.com]

This is magnificent news.
I'm so proud of you both.

[beagl.livejournal.com]

In NZ it is apparently quite easy to transfer your status from marriage to civil union and vice versa - as long as you're a man and a woman. I know a couple who did.

Time to get rid of marriage...

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

I was going to ask whilst we were sitting on top of Borobudur.. but decided I couldn't wait for a week ;)

[lefae.livejournal.com]

Congrats old friends!

*hugs* to you both :D

[darknova666.livejournal.com]

congrats guys!
next there will be little levs!

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Ha! I have more chance of cloning that convincing caseopaya of that..

[mtdesing.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!