So if your daughter was marrying her live-in girlfriend and didn't have the choice of her marriage being recognized by the state, then you still would call her wedding an expensive game of dress-up?
How is it any different? What if the daughter and her boyfriend felt that they didn't want to get legally married until gays could legally marry? Would it still be a fancy dress-up party, or would you respect her for taking a principled stance against a political/social issue they felt was wrong?
I would strongly urge them to reconsider since it is in their best interests to be legally wed if the other passes away or the relationship fails but I would fully support them. I would not get them the kind of gift that they would get if they were really getting married as they are just paying a whole lot to play dress up. I might help though in the making of flower arrangements etc just because I do love doing that stuff.
I'm all for it, but you get one "wedding" where I'll help you out and make a big deal out of it. Just the one. So if she were to get legally married (whether to her current SO or someone else later) I wouldn't be making a big deal out of it.
Whatever, is what I say. If they consider themselves married then I got no problem with it. As long as when/if they have kids they cover themselves legally for custody and benefits and such.
That's fine by me- if they don't want the privileges that come with being married in the eyes of the government, more power to 'em, as far as I'm concerned. I don't think the government should be involved in marriage myself, so good for them.
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morningapproach
Whatever, is what I say. If they consider themselves married then I got no problem with it. As long as when/if they have kids they cover themselves legally for custody and benefits and such.
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thiswaste
Whatever makes them happy, I say. So what if the state doesn't recognise it?
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