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.)

Comments

[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.