First comes love. . .
Then comes doing our level best to destroy the family.
Susan and I sat cross-legged on our bed last night and swore our undying love for one another. No witnesses, no music, no officials; just two happy gals staring into one another's eyes. I am very happy. It's funny, wearing this ring has made me a little self-conscious; I spent the day feeling like I had a neon sign on my forehead that said, "Look at my finger!" My office mate Mark said he felt the same way after he got married. Symbols are powerful things for English majors.
Now if only I could claim her on my health insurance.
"We learn to love by loving." Iris Murdoch
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Very powerful.
*congrats*
BTW, even though Goodridge v. DPH has been in effect in Massachusetts for several years now, I will have you know that Teh Gays have not torn my marriage asunder, nor the marriages of anyone I know. And the wedding planning industry is booming. : )
Grow old with me! The best is yet to be. ~Robert Browning
I think that is a disgrace that health care cannot be given to the same sex relationships.I think that the bigotted reglious right should not be so snobbish about who can and cann provide health care for thier mates.God bless the both of you.
May you both have a lifetime of love and laughter.
P.S. *MUMBLE/FROWN..Stupid health insurance people*
Here's to you and to Susan, to your beautiful family, to a future with health insurance and a better world that we will all reach one day, step by determined step, even if it kills us.
And, someday soon, the rest of the country is going to figure out that your beautiful ring and life and health insurance forms are absolutely none of their beeswax.
Happy Valentine's!
And here's to hoping you WILL be able to claim her on your health insurance SOON.
Heidi
So glad for you. I remember feeling like such a "poser" when I first wore my ring, too. I think it's normal. But WAY cool.
Health and happiness to both of you. Congratulations.
It's beautiful!
Keep exploding those family values, gurlz!
We must have equality. We must. I will fight for you.
But that is not very cheerful and uplifting! Congratulations! :) What a time of joy for you both. xxx
Okay. I'm back.
Nope. My family isn't destroyed and my marriage is still the same as it ever was.
I guess it's a myth, a superstition, this whole thing that same sex marriage affects "traditional" relationships.
Not to underestimate your impact (EEKS!! I said impact) on the world. You are clearly Very Important.
Just apparently how you live your life doesn't appear to do any harm to anything.
In fact, I daresay you just did the world a good thing by adding some lovely and positive energy marrying your soul mate.
Vows exchanged in your bedroom. How romantic and perfect.
Nice ring and oh yes, the symbolism. I still feel it all these years later.
Here's to congratulations and wishes for many more happy times together for a long while yet!
I loved your English Majors comment - made me smile, too.
And I remember feeling the "weight" of my ring for a while....
Oh!
Many congratulations!
And I think that we should have a Quaker Blog Marriage Ceremony for you, and all chime in as virtual witnesses. ;-)
"Come out of the circle of time
And into the circle of love."
RUMI
And that is your ring symbolic.
Let me echo some other sentiments...
I hope that one day soon you will be able to claim Susan on your health insurance.
I hope you have many wonderful happy years together.
May you always find comfort and peace with one another.
-sniff!! I love weddings! - sniff!!
re: the ring- I feel very self-conscious when I forget to wear my ring- like I need to explain to everyone that I just forgot my ring, that my marriage is just fine, we're not fighting or anything.
And for the record, I find it completely insulting and demeaning when that idiot who is our president says things like "gay marriage puts the institution of marriage at risk". Excuse me, but my marriage is just fine without the Christian Right "protecting it".
Poo on the insurance companies!!!
I agree with earlier posts, very astutely made. Teach the children about love in all its myriad forms, and therein lies hope and some modicum of defence against anything that threatens to sully it.
Best wishes, always.