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osodecanelaThis morning while I sat having tea in the sitting room, listening to the news of the morning, I heard the news that our State Supreme Court has overturned the ban on same-gender marriage.
It had been misreported a few minutes earlier that the ban had been upheld; with the corrected announcement I nearly dropped my teacup.
I asked LJ if it now meant that as registered domestic partners, we were now married.
He said, "No, we're registered domestic partners."
I asked, "Do you want to get married?"
He said, "I thought you'd never ask."
Then he said yes.
So now, as we near 27 years together and nearly 5 as RDP's, I guess we've graduated to fiancees.
Does it change anything?
Perhaps, perhaps not. But when he said yes, I somewhat unexpectedly began to cry. In ways that surprise me, I'm feeling validated.
Ani LeDodi V'Dodi Lee
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine
Song of Songs
It had been misreported a few minutes earlier that the ban had been upheld; with the corrected announcement I nearly dropped my teacup.
I asked LJ if it now meant that as registered domestic partners, we were now married.
He said, "No, we're registered domestic partners."
I asked, "Do you want to get married?"
He said, "I thought you'd never ask."
Then he said yes.
So now, as we near 27 years together and nearly 5 as RDP's, I guess we've graduated to fiancees.
Does it change anything?
Perhaps, perhaps not. But when he said yes, I somewhat unexpectedly began to cry. In ways that surprise me, I'm feeling validated.
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine
