# Just partnered! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284 "2014-07-16T16:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/41 "2014-07-16T22:02:42Z")
Congratulations on being civilly unionized! Because being a single ion is no fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/42 "2014-07-17T00:45:42Z")
Marley, you’re a good man & you deserve to be happy! Congratulations!!! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/43 "2014-07-17T01:33:10Z")
Congratulations! Is it too late for a Bangkok bachelor party? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/44 "2014-07-17T02:05:52Z")
You? Partnered with a _woman?__A human woman?_ Well, congrats, you big lug, you! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/45 "2014-07-17T02:13:00Z")
Wishing you both every happiness. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/46 "2014-07-17T02:32:00Z")
Congrats to you both! I wish you both tons of fun together. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/47 "2014-07-17T02:35:38Z")
Marley: pictures or it didn’t happen. Kidding! Congratulations to you both! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/48 "2014-07-17T02:39:43Z")
Well played, sir. Be happy! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/49 "2014-07-17T02:50:43Z")
Aww. That’s sweet. City Hall in NYC is a great place. I got married there. We’re celebrating twenty years together next week! ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/50 "2014-07-17T02:57:41Z")
Aw! Congrats o he who bans! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/51 "2014-07-17T03:16:19Z")
Well best of luck with her tooth and your conscious coupling. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/52 "2014-07-17T11:16:38Z")
Congratulations Marley!! ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/53 "2014-07-17T14:53:20Z")
Congratulations! I am so pleased for you. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/54 "2014-07-17T15:17:41Z")
Congrats, I hope you both have many happy years! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/55 "2014-07-17T15:30:39Z")
Mazel Tov to both you crazy kids! ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/56 "2014-07-17T17:20:05Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/57 "2014-07-17T18:12:47Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Congratulations! Keep the mod hat off at home. There’s no chance I’m modding my partner. I can’t even mod the dogs effectively. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/58 "2014-07-17T19:29:20Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/59 "2014-07-17T20:37:07Z")
Why would a state that has full marriage equality even have, or need, the concept or institution of “domestic partnership”? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284/60 "2014-07-17T21:05:57Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Why would a state that has full marriage equality even have, or need, the concept or institution of “domestic partnership”? It’s a remnant of the days before we got full marriage equality. New York City began recognizing domestic partnerships in 1997. As a further reflection of the times, [most of the benefits related to domestic partnership are reserved for people who work for the city](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_the_United_States#New_York_City), since I guess helping the partners of deceased cops and firefighters made the idea of recognizing some same-sex relationships more palatable. New York State got marriage equality in mid-2011. Despite the fact that many of the benefits are reserved for people who work for the city, we do get a couple of benefits in case of emergencies and we get to enjoy the fact that we’ve formalized our relationship somewhat while we wait for our rings to get made up and then hold off on getting engaged for a little while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-partnered/693284.md?page=4)