My other half and I went to one where the minister was talking about how dealing with the kitty's puke had shown the couple getting married about sharing responsibilities, even if it wasn't a pleasant task, and even if it was his ancient cat to begin with. The whole church laughed. It makes for an interesting ceremony : )

I love this new category Ariel. This is just awesome.

I mean, all kinds of people have problems with the idea of being totally committed to someone, formally and legally, tied and bonded with them so that no matter what, through thick, thin and minor annoyances, you're there for them and they're there for you. How can anyone be terrified of that? It sounds like the most beautiful idea in the world.

I wanted to marry my fianc̩e because I realized that "boyfriend" didn't encompass what I felt for him РI loved him so much that I wanted my friends, family, the government and total strangers to know he was the most important person in my life. I didn't want to privately tell him I'd always be there, I wanted to stand up in front of our friends and family and proclaim what he means to me. I didn't want to keep my options open or keep a parachute packed in case I met someone else at a party, I wanted to let him know in a powerful, binding way that I was his and that he could always count on me.

(He's never thrown up on my sweater, though. He did hurl all over the couch after a night of way too much drinking, but hey, the neat thing about him is that, unlike a cat, he felt sorry and cleaned the mess up afterwards.)