Some of you maybe be aware that my DD3 and OH are having a civil partnership in June.
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Some of you maybe be aware that my DD3 and OH are having a civil partnership in June.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown -
Gem - I find this quite confusing on several levels.
First of all, I have never seen a problem with same-sex couples getting married. If two people love each other and want the rights and obligations that go with that why should they not get married. (I don't want to get into discussions about religious beliefs, I'm talking about the legal 'contract' of marriage).
Secondly, I was under the impression that marriage was a contract between equal partners. Both people make the same promises to each other and have the same responsibilities in the relationship. I know this wasn't always the case, and in fact when OH and I got married in 1967 I requested that the then common vow by the bride to "obey" was removed. We both promised to love, honour and cherish each other.
I totally understand that two people living together (so-called co-habiting) expose themselves to possible legal and monetary problems, and wanting to avoid such problems seems sensible.
Yet the people interviewed in the article seem to think marriage is demeaning in some way, which I think is very sad.
So, what I'm saying is I'm not at all sure what the difference is between a marriage and a civil partnership.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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I don’t understand it either. One of the couples interviewed said she objected to the word “wife”. ???"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr SeussComment
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My family don't understand it either.
One difference we have been told about is that in marriage you have state your father's, but not mothers occupation for the records. We married at 60 and still had to do this!!! In a CP it's father and mothers. So that is more equal.
I do agree that if same sex couples have choice of two ceremonies and forms of union so should everyone.
The thing is though no same sex couples that I know of opt for CP now we can marry, and many have 'converted' their original CP to a marriage.
Still, it's up to the couples concerned ,and I tend to just tell people my DD is getting married, as it's easier!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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If it right for them, Good Luck to them both.What is life if full of care we have no time to stand and stareComment
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