Just Married
Congratulation. Why now after 11.5 years?
Oh, y'know, we didn't want to rush headlong into doing anything rash. :lol:
Seriously, we got married for the same reasons most people get married: love, devotion, commitment…automatic, no-questions-asked attendance and decision rights in case of a medical emergency or hospital visit, joint tax filing, an answer to "Who's this?" that doesn't result in a reply like "Oh…like…business partner?", and a thousand and a half other legal and social reasons. My house (where my dad grew up) is in Seattle, and in Washington State our Canadian marriage is recognized as a WA State civil union, so that's good for legal protections when we're in WA. It evaporates like steam when we cross into Oregon or most other states, though, for now.