# We’re Legally, Uh, Whatever’d Now! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067 "2009-10-16T18:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/1 "2009-10-16T18:42:51Z")
As some of you may know, Nevada’s Domestic Partnership law took effect as of October 1st so, after 28 ½ years, my SO and I took the plunge yesterday, signed the documents, got them notarized and filed them with the Secretary of State. It was not exactly a traditional ceremony – no rice throwing, no smiling picture in front of a faux Welcome To Las Vegas sign, and not a single Elvis to be seen. To be honest, it was a frumpy state employee who took the paperwork and slapped it into a wire bin and told us the certificate would arrive by mail in a week or so. In essence, this makes us “legal” in the sense that what I have is his, and what he has is mine – which essentially is diddle squat, but that diddle squat is now “ours”. We also now have the right to visit each other in the hospital (which, through first-hand knowledge, most hospitals have been very kind in this regards despite current laws on the books). There are actually quite a few additional rights that come along with this document that make it worth the $50 registration fee. We went out to a nice dinner afterwards – well, an upscale buffet, but hey – it is Vegas. I mentioned how it was now time for him to give me my dowry – I was expecting at least a couple of goats or a few bags of Knockwurst – but was greeted with stony silence for that suggestion. At any rate, we are now legally whatevers. We are registered at Tiffany’s, the Mercedes showroom and Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/2 "2009-10-16T18:45:08Z")
Congrats, you poor bastard. The way I look at it, if us heterosexuals have to suffer through marriage, then by Og, so do you. ---
**Author:** ![kurilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@kurilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurilla)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/3 "2009-10-16T18:47:00Z")
A former acquaintance of mine once referred to the marriage certificate as a “State-Certified F\*\*\*ing License.” Please feel free to read all the innuendo into it that I did. (grin) Seriously, congrats to you and B. We’ll raise a glass to you two tonight. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/4 "2009-10-16T18:49:12Z")
Well, it’s about damn time. Congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/5 "2009-10-16T18:50:26Z")
I got hitched in Vegas, too. Congrats and best wishes for the next 28+ years. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/6 "2009-10-16T19:01:30Z")
You’re married. No weasel words, it’s marriage. And congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/7 "2009-10-16T19:19:16Z")
Since people from po-dunk towns and metropolises across the country go to Vegas to get married, shouldn’t you have returned the favor by going to some obscure little hamlet to get hitched? 😛 Seriously, congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/8 "2009-10-16T19:24:16Z")
Congrats DMark, glad you guys are official after all these years. Bummer about the goats, better luck on the Mercedes 😃 ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/9 "2009-10-16T19:27:34Z")
:: goat noises :: Congrats! 🙂 :: goat noises :: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/10 "2009-10-16T19:31:14Z")
Congrats! About time he made an honest man of you. And vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/11 "2009-10-16T19:33:03Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/12 "2009-10-16T20:07:04Z")
Congratulations! ---
**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:** [October 16, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/13 "2009-10-16T20:38:32Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/14 "2009-10-16T20:56:27Z")
Congratulations on your marriage! ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/15 "2009-10-16T21:20:24Z")
Great, now that you’re hitched, marriage is all ruined for us heteros. Just kidding, congrats. ---
**Author:** ![Neverending\_Elbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@Neverending\_Elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverending_Elbow)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/16 "2009-10-16T21:24:28Z")
Congratulations! May this have been the least happy day of your marriage. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/17 "2009-10-16T21:37:33Z")
Congrats. My partner and I did the same here in ca earlier this year. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/18 "2009-10-16T21:46:52Z")
I’m very happy for you. When I saw “28+ years” it sorta brought a tear to my eye. How many people, of whatever persuasion, can attest to that length of a commitment? Congratulations to you and **DMark SO**. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/19 "2009-10-16T23:10:13Z")
That’s great! Congratulations to both of you. I agree 28 1/2 years is impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067/20 "2009-10-16T23:16:58Z")
Congratulations! Here’s hoping your next 28 1/2 years make the first 28 1/2 look like a pile of poo. (A wonderful and cherished pile of poo, but still.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-legally-uh-whatever-d-now/514067.md?page=2)