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Old 06-26-2008, 02:27 AM
Skie
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Re: California overturns ban on same-sex marriage
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Originally Posted by Strangelet View Post
Personally I only got married to ensure my foreigner girl friend and I could be together without politics coming between us. Otherwise I don't think I really would have. But what started out as a formality brought out a framework of support, intimacy, and social engagement that did not exist otherwise. Things I wouldn't like to get rid of any time soon.
I can understand the benefit of marriage to nationalize a foreigner. But, what aspects of marriage "brought out a framework of support, intimacy, and social engagement"?