Formerly out, now in, thanks to the good folks in Yreka

[apparentparadox]

After much thought & deliberation, we decided to get married in our home state. We drove to Yreka and had a delightful experience. Everyone at the County Clerk's office was very friendly and helpful, and went out of their way to make it a good experience for us. Due to a bit of confusion at the last minute, not everything was signed after the

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[excessor]

Congratulations, gentlemen!

[apparentparadox]

Thanks, although it's a bit weird to be congratulated on getting married, as we've considered ourselves married for many years!

[lcohen]

congratulations!!!!!!!!

you are going to get such a hug when next i see you!

[apparentparadox]

I'm looking forward to it!

[billeyler]

congratulations!

[apparentparadox]

Thanks but it feels like being congratulated for changing my will. I've considered us married for years (but maybe Mark felt differently???)

[billeyler]

If Danny and I do anything, I'm sure it'll feel somewhat anti-climatic and likely private (as yours was). We did a mound of paperwork in 2006 to assure some of the 'rights' of hospitalization and survivorship for legal purposes. Having lived together 12 years and sharing mortgages and joint credit cards, we're just missing the federal benefits. We certainly feel married.

TurboTax and the like will be even more interesting for so many of us to navigate next year!

[apparentparadox]

We've had to generate separate Fed forms and a pro-forma joint Fed form for years. Both CA and OR have registered domestic partners file essentially as married, so we each have our "I'm a single person" Fed form which we send to the Feds and a joint "we're a couple" Fed form which gets filed with our State forms.

[pdxchuck]

MAJOR Congratulations!!!!!

Yeah, when Multnomah County briefly issued licenses several years ago (i.e., 2004) it was suddenly one of those "on" things, before it became, "off" and then "on" ... and then "off" again. During that time, however, all of those whose job was to handle the marriage process seemed very happy. It was not only new to those getting married, it was new to those handling the marriage process. This was something new in equal rights and they new they were making history. When Marty and I filled out our application (?) we filled it out at home and took it to our local Damascus city hall to be notorized. Everyone behaved just as you described with the people in Yreka.

Aside from the "newness" for those supporting marriage process, I wonder if there is a certain excitement and happiness they experience with same-sex marriages versus opposite-sex marriages?

So, again, MAJOR congratulations!!!!!! Here's hoping next year it will become legal in Oregon!

[apparentparadox]

Yep, I hope that my fellow oreganos fix the constitution.

[abqdan]

Congratulations!

[apparentparadox]

Thanks. It will mean a bit more when/if we live in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage.