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[beetiger]

My marvelous friend Barbara brought mutual-friend gossip this weekend along with herself and the snow. A friend got married to his girlfriend with only a few days notice, because she'd been laid off from her job and was going to lose health benefits.

Is this the 21st century equivalent of the shotgun wedding?

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[kibbles.livejournal.com]

That was one of a handful of reasons my husband and I eloped.

We always intended to have a 'real' wedding, but between trying to see if we could get custody or guardianship of his little brother, and his serious need to see a doctor for his foot, running off to city hall sounded like a good idea. (He had no benefits, I did.)

I guess it worked, it's been 13 years.