During this month, when we focus on the love we have for those closest to us, I am blessed to be celebrating my first Valentine’s Day with the person I have chosen to spend my life with.
It has taken two marriages, each lasting over 12 years, and a lot of personal growth for me to be ready to have this woman in my life. She brings not only joy to my life but also to each of my two children who have completely and lovingly accepted her.
In celebrating our families’ love for each other I would like to express my deep gratitude, and recognize the courage of our state’s senators, representatives and our governor who have made it possible for me to marry the person I love. For many the journey, growth and sacrifices were profound and should be recognized.
Immensely disturbing as it was to have one of my own representatives, Steve Kirby, ignore that his district contains the South Sound’s largest support center for LGBTQ youth, I still hold out hope that he will stay open to truly understanding the needs of his district.
Wishing everyone a very happy and loving Valentine’s Day.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you Teri and the love of your life, and best wishes for a joyous marriage celebration in the near future. Congratulations!
Whatever, you can wish for acceptance, but it’s sorta weird and hedonistic.
ReadNLearn(you really should some day)
You sound judgmental and intolerant from here. I don’t think that the letter writer is asking for your acceptance.
I would say a better description of hedonistic and weird would be Newt Gingrich.
Amen, Sword
It is unnatural. It is choice. It is lifestyle and fringe beliefs being thrust on the masses.
I wish Teri the best, but what she did was right or recognized as marriage by the mainstream.
Write back in 12 years and lets see how you are doing.
It is lifestyle and fringe beliefs being thrust on the masses.
I don’t feel anything being thrust upon me…not sure how you feel that you need to change your lifestyle due to this new law.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing a love story on this day that celebrates love. As I was reading your letter, not picturing man or woman, and then man with the mention of woman, and then on to woman as the letter continued, I felt nothing thrust on me. I guess I can go with the flow more than I thought I could. I tend to be very literal and easily confused so thanks for your logical and clear presentation. There is a bit of a joke implied here, of course, for those who need to lighten up, but your unfolding really was well done.
Happy V Day to you both