(February 16, 2012 at 1:38 am)Stimbo Wrote: Basically what it boiled down to was this: for any aspect of the bereavement that involved my paying out, we were officially recognised as a couple. Any part which involved Social Security payments coming the other way didn't recognise our partnership.
I think it is for this that gays want their unions recognised by law in the form of marriage
(February 16, 2012 at 1:38 am)Stimbo Wrote: Don't get me wrong, I would so much rather have my Sam back than a penny of their money. It just would have been nice for some sort of official acknowledgement of our partnership. Thus if I could change one thing (apart from the obvious) I would get us married like a shot.


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