Poor, poor babies

[ellid]

They'd rather live in sin than fill out a gender-neutral marriage license.

I had the privilege of officiating at a wedding right after equal marriage became legal in Massachusetts. Licenses now read "first party" and "second party," and AFAIK no one has challenged this. I can't see why anyone would object, since people wishing to marry can always flip a coin to see who is the first party and who is the second party. I also cannot see why this couple can't hop a plane, fly to Vegas, and be married by an Elvis impersonator if they're so upset at the "bride" (and her children from a previous marriage) not being on her "groom's" health insurance.

*pfft*

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[helwen.livejournal.com]

Why, how positively medieval of you ;)

Actually, that's how things were done more or less in the middle ages, at least in the sources I was able to find years ago... a couple couldn't enter the church together until they were married, so they'd get married on the steps outside before going into the building.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Sorry, forgot to finish my thought there.... basically, although folks sought the church's blessing, the marriages were essentially contracts back then as well. Somewhere along the line the marriage moved indoors, to the extent that now in the Greek Orthodox church you apparently have to be married in a church or it doesn't count (a lady I knew wanted to get married in a park, figuring God made the trees and grass so it should be okay -- got kicked out of the church for it).

[titti]

Incredibly so. ;)

In Italy we still have traces of the old customs, like posting the wedding bands outside to make sure that everyone knows that you can get married and object if needed.