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I really don't see it as something I would do
I associate marriage with Church
Sure we do, some of our friends and some of our family members as well
But we also know people who still haven't taken that step, whether gay or straight
Around mid 1990s they legalized what we call "partnerskap" (common law marriage)
and it was created for gay couples
Around 2009/2010 they turned them into "aektenskap" (marriage)
between same sex couples, that is to say gay couples
Partnerskap has since stopped existing
I remember that around mid 90s
a couple of well known female artists
joined in partnerskap and that became a scandal for the mass media
when they approved the religious wedding as well, two or three years ago
there were some pretty fierce discussions between Church members
since priests were legally forced to marry
all the couples who wanted to get married in their church (Lutheran)
And I know that many priests were against this
In Sweden we have something called "samba avtal"
since there are many people living together who however have no intention of getting married
I think we're gonna have to do that as well some day because we bought a little house together
See you soon!