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12 December 2008

Contained within this thread is an announcement. →[More:]

*clears throat nervously*

I'm going to propose. Wherein "propose" means saying "Dearest, would you like to download some forms from the Secretary of State's website and fill them out in ballpoint pen so that, pursuant to California Family Code Section 297, we can have many of the same rights and obligations as traditionally married couples (though we're not allowed to call it whatever they call it). And then once we have our forms notarized and mailed and we've written a check for $33, we can thus forward build a life together?"

It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but hell, I'm not really the sentimental sort anyway, so it'll have to do.
post by: mudpuppie at: 16:08 | 66 comments
SQUEEEEEE!

I wish you the very best pup!
posted by pieisexactlythree 12 December | 16:10
OMG! Good luck, and all the best!!
posted by jonathanstrange 12 December | 16:13
Yaaaaay congrats!!!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 12 December | 16:13
Yippee!
posted by essexjan 12 December | 16:16
Congratulations!
posted by jason's_planet 12 December | 16:18
WHooooOOO! I wish you both (and the chickens) much happiness.
posted by crush-onastick 12 December | 16:21
Wow! That's wonderful, pup!
posted by box 12 December | 16:22
Hey! Congrats!
posted by richat 12 December | 16:23
Yaaaaaaay! Congrats, pupps. :)
posted by BoringPostcards 12 December | 16:24
CONGRATULATIONS!

And stake claim to whatever word you want, honey. The bigots and idiots do NOT get a say in who any of us love, nor the language we get to use.

Big, big, big hugs and kisses to you both.
posted by scody 12 December | 16:25
Sweet!!
posted by Frisbee Girl 12 December | 16:25
WHAT.
OH MAN.
Here have some of my luck, I'll buy more later.
posted by CitrusFreak12 12 December | 16:27
Well, this makes my soda can xmas tree post look like a big pile of puke.

That is to say: WOOO HOOOO! GO GET 'ER, MUDPUPPIE!!
posted by Atom Eyes 12 December | 16:27
Wow! Wow! Yay!

Okay!

I'm glad to say, having met you both, I think this is a GREAT idea. Hope it rolls off the tongue smoothly and gets an instant "Yes!"
posted by Miko 12 December | 16:29
Did you get a comemorative pen for the occasion?
posted by Ardiril 12 December | 16:32
≡ Click to see image ≡
WooHoo for you!
posted by arse_hat 12 December | 16:32
OMG YAY! This is as romantic as it is bureaucratic!
posted by muddgirl 12 December | 16:37
Sweet!!! Mazeltov!!!
posted by rainbaby 12 December | 16:37
What muddgirl said! HOORAY!
posted by WolfDaddy 12 December | 16:39
OMG! *tear* This is so sweet! Good luck!
posted by sakura 12 December | 16:46
WHOA!!!!

(Having met the sweetie, I have to say that she is very cool, nice, attractive, smart, etc. And of course pup is off the charts in these areas.)

CONGRATULATIONS!
posted by danf 12 December | 16:46
Yay!
posted by birdie 12 December | 16:47
Awwwwww yeah!

(is this gonna be a surprise? now we hope she doesn't see this thread? :P )
posted by casarkos 12 December | 16:50
Oh wow! Congratulations! Let us know how the proposal goes.

(And when the time comes, I will congratulate you on your marriage. Just because the government doesn't recognize it, doesn't mean I can't.)
posted by jrossi4r 12 December | 16:58
Congrats!
posted by mullacc 12 December | 17:01
Oh, pupps! I am so, so, so happy for you. Youse. I'm feeling very teary.

When are you going to pop? Where? Squeeeeeee!
posted by taz 12 December | 17:06
:-) YAY!
posted by Stewriffic 12 December | 17:09
OMG congratulations and wowza and yowza and fantastic and awesome!! Go for it! Good luck! Hugs! Etc! good lord, just thinking about it makes me nervous for you so I can only imagine that you may well be a tad nervous as well! Oh, and take pictures.
posted by mygothlaundry 12 December | 17:36
Awesome!
Congrats!
posted by rmless2 12 December | 17:37
so awesome pups! I am so happy for you.

We should maybe get together for a drink before I am finally off. I am here now through Monday and after that return for a very brief period in January.
posted by special-k 12 December | 17:40
squeeee! Congratulations!

This deserves a Haiku:

Beloved, let us
fill in the blanks
and be one
for the rest of time.
posted by lysdexic 12 December | 17:41
Eeeeeeeeee!!

Do let us know when she says yes!
posted by rhapsodie 12 December | 17:47
Yay! Congratulations, mudpuppie. How could she resist?
posted by elizard 12 December | 17:49
That's great news!
posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 December | 17:50
Thanks, y'all!

Yeah, I guess I *am* nervous. It's nervous excitement, though. The subject has been addressed in passing, extremely casually, but I think I know enough from that that it'll be a Yes.

It's really just very disorienting. I never thought I'd be here, and I'm realizing now that part of that is that I never *wanted* to be here. So coming to the realization that hey, yes, this is actually what I want, has my head all kinds of spinning.

It's also strange in the sense that, in its fundamental sense, there's no 'event' to look forward to. Not like with a wedding, anyway. The event is putting a piece of paper in the mail. We could schedule something more public, yes, but basically all that's happening to change anything is that a form is being filled out. And when you look at it that way, it looks really empty.

Another thing that rubs me the wrong way a little -- CA domestic partnerships are only available to same-sex couples and couples in which one of the folks is over 62. Sorry, straight folks of a certain age, you're SOL. But then there's this fee structure: It costs $10 to register. Unless you're gay. Then you've got to pay a $23 'tax' that goes into a fund to educate people about GLBT issues. See, I think it's the straight people getting church-married who should have to pay for that educational program, not us gay people who already know the rules and bylaws. Something about it just ain't right.

But again, thanks!

Special-k, are you around this evening after 5:30?
posted by mudpuppie 12 December | 17:53
OMG, congratulations! And there had better be a pic of the happily en-formed couple!
posted by TrishaLynn 12 December | 18:02
fuckin awesome yo!

are you gonna have a bunny themed wedding?
posted by By the Grace of God 12 December | 18:10
Oh, pups. This is wonderful, wonderful news! I wish you and the future missus all the happiness in the world.
posted by gaspode 12 December | 18:12
Awesome!! I'm so happy for you, pups!!
posted by ramix 12 December | 18:34
Congrats! Oh oh oh yay. I think that is an awesome proposal, and it's very You. Much happiness to you both.

And don't think this means we've forgotten about your haircut, oh no!
posted by wimpdork 12 December | 18:36
YAY!! This is completely great! Sending best wishes to you and tons and tons of happiness!
posted by Sil 12 December | 18:59
there's no 'event' to look forward to.


She'd be late to it, anyway. . .


jk
posted by danf 12 December | 19:02
FANTASTIC, 'pupps! I'm so happy for you!
posted by chewatadistance 12 December | 19:12
Oh YAY! How wonderful for you, and how wonderful for her!
posted by Elsa 12 December | 19:13
I think your proposal might be more romantic than the one I received. ;) Happy wishes to the both of you.
posted by lilywing13 12 December | 19:15
omedetou~~~!!
posted by gomichild 12 December | 19:17
Hurrah! Congratulations!

It may be just dropping an envelope in the mail, but you can always have cake. Cake is delicious.
posted by BitterOldPunk 12 December | 19:20
This is so exciting!!! Congratulations!!!!
posted by redvixen 12 December | 19:32
Oh! Oh!

I'm getting all sniffly over here, mp. Congratulations.
posted by tangerine 12 December | 20:03
YAY! Congratulations and best wishes! Dress the chickens up as bridesmaids and/or flowergirls and/or best chickens!
posted by occhiblu 12 December | 20:13
Oh and please make a new thread after you pop the question!
posted by CitrusFreak12 12 December | 20:22
Wow! Congrats, mudpuppie!!
posted by LoriFLA 12 December | 21:09
I'm behind this 100 per cent. Good on ya, and felicitations to you and your main squeeze!
posted by Zack_Replica 12 December | 23:21
Congratulations!
Or at least, good luck, and then most likely congratulations.

Hey, I've always wondered, if you come up here to Canada, will the 'civil union' be considered a 'marriage' here?
And if you got married up here how would they recognize it in California?
I guess that's a question for my own government but I'm curious as to how marriages port to areas that don't recognize them.
posted by chococat 13 December | 00:07
OMG! OMG!! OMG!!! CONGRADULAMATIONS!
posted by deborah 13 December | 00:44
Yay! Congrats!
posted by sperose 13 December | 01:11
Mazel Tov!
posted by brujita 13 December | 02:41
Congratulations, mudpuppie- I recognize the feeling well (going from the assumption that marriage was not what I wanted to the realization that I did want it after all). Best of luck, and perhaps lilywing and I will start a 'my unromantic proposal' thread one of these days.
posted by altolinguistic 13 December | 05:10
Whoo!
posted by mdonley 13 December | 13:44
Mazel tov!!!
posted by Twiggy 13 December | 18:06
Maybe you can get married in the Netherlands. It's perfectly legal here.
Maybe in the Stadhuis of Vesting Naarden≡ Click to see image ≡?
posted by jouke 13 December | 18:14
Good for you both!
posted by plinth 13 December | 20:29
Yaaay! Mazel tov mudpuppie!
posted by sisterhavana 14 December | 00:40
Mazel tov! (Lifts glass) I hope you'll be very happy!
posted by theora55 14 December | 16:20
fantastic news!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Wilder 15 December | 06:00
VERY EXCITING!!!! I wish you the best of times together!
posted by mightshould 15 December | 08:15
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