The weekend (so far)

[stellar_muddle]

Interesting article on the civil union uptake
Couples say 'I don't' to civil unions (Stuff, 26 Feb 2006)
As one of the couples that has said "I do" to them, it is interesting to see the stats:

Only 362 couples have chosen civil unions, compared with 15,683 marriages, since the Civil Union Act - which allows same-sex and heterosexual couples to gain legal standing on a par with marriage - became law last April.

Only 62 heterosexual, 145 gay and 153 lesbian couples have had civil unions.

Given these stats, I am not sure whether is it suprising or not that we know one other couple who have gotten one. Probably just the standard small number stats in NZ.

Weekend wise, yesterday was mainly spent tidying the house for the flatmate's birthday party, having the party (I must be getting jaded in my old age - the more interesting conversation was definitely with the older folk...), and today, sleeping in and cleaning up after said party (which since we were only suposed to house and they said they would clean up ...ha... - oh well, lots of free food). Would have prefered to get some tent done and some driving practice in, but...oh well. Instead have have finished Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb, started on the next book in the series, and talked to alpha_angel on Skype for an hour and a half. Yay Skype and yay to patterns/instructions for hose:) Maybe the hose this afternoon/evening...:) They are on the Festival to do list - just not on the absolute essentials.
But first I should have a shower and get dressed. It is only 3:10pm...

Comments

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

I know two couples who've got one -- you and Z, and two people here in Dunedin. Both opposite-sex couples, funnily enough!

(Wonder who the other 60 couples are...)

[stellar-muddle.livejournal.com]

Oops and the below posting should have been a reply to, rather than comment...

[stellar-muddle.livejournal.com]

Given that a friend said we were the 3rd (heterosexual) couple they knew to get a CU, and that was back in August, it may not take many people who know someone who know someone... to track them down.
Apparently we were the first CU that registrar had done (it may have been somewhat anticlimactic for him), but the lady who collected our paperwork had done the first one in NZ (they had kept it quiet and avoided the media apparently).