Thanks JenOriginally Posted by vespacat
No worries, Sandra. Marriage isn't without it's trials. I'm sure your time will come, if you want it to.
Thanks JenOriginally Posted by vespacat
No worries, Sandra. Marriage isn't without it's trials. I'm sure your time will come, if you want it to.
Oh yes, that cat was the noisy one heheh, my Husband loved the episode where it was on heat, he laughed so much tears were streaming down his faceOriginally Posted by lovemycodygirl
Thanks guys! I love that show...but thank your lucky stars we don't have sound on here!!! Meow, meow!
Never been married, would really like to someday. In Michigan we don't have common law marriage but if we did me and my BF would be. We've been together almost 8 years now and living together the last 7 1/2. Everyone always askes us why we don't just get married. To us, it really is just a piece of paper and I always say it's easier and CHEAPER to break up than it is to get divorced! I would like to get married and we have actually talked about it, but it is so expensive and basicly we don't really want anyone there! Family sucks on both of our sides. We'd prefer to go somewhere and have fun and get married as a bonus. (Like Vegas) the whole cheesy thing, might as well have fun if it's just a piece of paper, right?Originally Posted by jcat
I voted once, but it's a bit more complicated than that. I've been married for almost 25 years (silver anniversary at the end of June). Before that, I lived with a guy for several years, and when I wanted to marry my current husband, I found out that I already had a "common law" marriage! My ex was 9 years older than me, a city employee (cop), and since I was a student at the time, he had me listed as his dependent for tax and insurance purposes. That was enough to give us "common law" status! It came as a bit of a shock to learn that we'd either have to get a legal divorce, or prove that we hadn't "cohabited" for an entire 5 years. Luckily, we had split up a couple of times, and when I moved back "home", I changed my car insurance and the address on my driver's license, and still had all the records, so we managed to get things sorted out without an actual divorce. My ex has now been living with a terrific woman for 22 years, and they have a common law marriage. So my answer should properly be "at least 1 1/2 times".
My sister, despite being aware of the problems L. and I had, has also managed to establish a common law marriage with her s.o. in another state. The idea might seem archaic, but it's definitely a good idea to see if the law applies where you live, and what the "qualifications" are.