You might be wondering why we are celebrating our 20th anniversary together
when we were only Civil Unioned in 2000.
Although we value the legal rights (at least at the state level) we now share
with other Vermont citizens, that was (and is) why we decided to get Civil
Unioned. Yes, we did go out and rent tuxedos and have a party. Yes,
we did put a lot of energy into the event. But it didn't have the same
value to us as it might to a couple getting married -- we had -- after all --
been together for 12 years prior to gaining the right to a legal recognition of
our relationship.
So we continue to mark our relationship as we had the years prior to getting
Civil Unioned -- the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
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