Comments on: Unmarriage http://electrolicious.com/2002/12/unmarriage Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Echo http://electrolicious.com/2002/12/unmarriage#comment-716 Echo Fri, 20 Dec 2002 21:32:39 +0000 #comment-716 Understood Philippe! :) Understood Philippe! :)

]]> By: philippe http://electrolicious.com/2002/12/unmarriage#comment-715 philippe Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:09:31 +0000 #comment-715 hmm, echo, I didn't intend to pontificate here... I'm not claiming I'm an expert because of my 13 years. *My* point was that no one should need a manual to rule his life. When you need one, it means you're in trouble. hmm, echo, I didn’t intend to pontificate here… I’m not claiming I’m an expert because of my 13 years.
*My* point was that no one should need a manual to rule his life. When you need one, it means you’re in trouble.

]]> By: leblanc http://electrolicious.com/2002/12/unmarriage#comment-714 leblanc Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:37:08 +0000 #comment-714 i might check that book out, being a co-habitator for almost five years now myself. and although there are certain perks to being married, as you mentioned, and in CA there are a lot of perks for common law (7+ years) and co-habitating couples - health insurance included, as long as you fit the other criteria, which is cool. i might check that book out, being a co-habitator for almost five years now myself.

and although there are certain perks to being married, as you mentioned, and in CA there are a lot of perks for common law (7+ years) and co-habitating couples - health insurance included, as long as you fit the other criteria, which is cool.

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2002/12/unmarriage#comment-713 Ariel Wed, 18 Dec 2002 20:17:13 +0000 #comment-713 Philippe, marriage beliefs are just one more way in which Europeans are much more forward-thinking than Americans. Here in the US there are a lot of rights that go along with marriage. For example, if Andreas were to be in an accident, I would not be able to visit him in the hospital because I am not "family." If Andreas and I were married, I would be automatically enrolled in his health insurance program. There's also a lot of cultural issues at play...when I told aqaintences in Seattle that I was moving to LA because Andreas found a great job down here, people asked me questions like, "You're moving for your boyfriend?" and "Well, when you get rid of that boyfriend, you're always welcome back here!" No one would EVER say such things if I'd I was moving with my husband. Philippe, marriage beliefs are just one more way in which Europeans are much more forward-thinking than Americans.

Here in the US there are a lot of rights that go along with marriage. For example, if Andreas were to be in an accident, I would not be able to visit him in the hospital because I am not “family.” If Andreas and I were married, I would be automatically enrolled in his health insurance program. There’s also a lot of cultural issues at play…when I told aqaintences in Seattle that I was moving to LA because Andreas found a great job down here, people asked me questions like, “You’re moving for your boyfriend?” and “Well, when you get rid of that boyfriend, you’re always welcome back here!” No one would EVER say such things if I’d I was moving with my husband.

]]> By: Echo http://electrolicious.com/2002/12/unmarriage#comment-712 Echo Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:10:38 +0000 #comment-712 <p>I'm putting this on my wishlist Ariel! Thanks to you and East/West for the recommendation. For those of us who don't have 13 years of experience behind us, I am sure it can't hurt! :) </p> I’m putting this on my wishlist Ariel! Thanks to you and East/West for the recommendation. For those of us who don’t have 13 years of experience behind us, I am sure it can’t hurt! :)

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