zodiac20 Mar 2006

For the sake of specificity, here are the relevant parts of my wedding ceremony:

"zodiac/mrs zodiac, do you wish to always strive to understand mrs zodiac/zodiac; to want to learn more about him/her; to make decisions with him/her and compromise when necessary; to evaluate your life together on a daily basis; and to communicate fully and fearlessly, even if it seems easier not to do so?

zodiac/mrs zodiac: We do.

And do you both wish to journey into your future together, to be friends and lovers [in the physical sense], to be concerned for each other’s happiness, to join each other’s laughter with your own, to make things together, and to trust that your relationship will handle the challenges that you will face?

both: we do.

This is the understanding you have been creating ever since the first days of your relationship. You’ve never been bound to it by anything stronger than your own daily choices, and you never should, for no legal contract will be as strong as your honest desire."