Definitely Disappointed

I have had my hopes up for some time now that The Man and I would get married. Not so much because I feel marriage will prove he loves me or something stupid like that - just simply because as we grow older certain things are just, well, easier if you're married.

Not only that, I think about the 'what ifs' - what if one of us are in the hospital, on life support or something and because we're not married, we have no say in what happens with the other person. I know we could see a lawyer and get things legalized but why go through all that hassle and spend the money when we could easily go to a JP for crying out loud and just get married.

Not to mention, all the bullshit he's put me through in the last year - well I deserve something! I was hoping for at least a ring or necklace and I saw these gorgeous artcarved tungsten rings for him but it looks as though this is not in our future. Nope, we will continue to have a domestic partnership and that's that.