Posted by Larry Hoover on November 23, 2005, at 8:14:52
In reply to Re: the institution of marriage, posted by sunny10 on November 23, 2005, at 7:49:15
> my significant other just became my fiance on Saturday night.
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> His father just died (he's the one who has to deal with everything) and now he's realizing a few things.
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> He doesn't want our government to take everything he's earned when he dies- he wants me to be his beneficiary. He went to deal with the funeral arrangements in a different state by himself and realized how much he wanted me around him all the time- that he loves me that much and missed me greatly. He realized that calling someone "my wife" is a declaration to the rest of the world which says that he loves me and respects me and expects his friends and family to treat me that way.
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> Lots of different reasons...Which don't matter one iota unless she says yes.....
Congratulations!
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
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