But not all couples are content in a state of engaged bliss.
Three years ago, Singapore experienced its lowest birth rate in history, a fact that distresses its leaders, but apparently not the couples who pack the nightclubs and party all night.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Clinton and rival Barack Obama both backed civil unions for gay couples, but not same-sex marriage.
Owner Joanna Coull apologised to the couples but "could not comment further because of potential legal action".
That creates a dilemma for couples who are affluent but not superrich.
But because same-sex couples are not considered legally married under the eyes of the federal government, the dollar value of the health coverage is considered taxable income.
Known in France as the PACS (pacte civil de solidarite), the civil union agreement can be entered into by gay or straight couples and confers many but not all of the rights of marriage.
Known in France as the PACS, or pacte civil de solidarite, the civil union agreement can be entered into by same-sex or straight couples and confers many but not all of the rights of marriage.
This is not IVF for infertile couples, but the only healthcare option open to many hoping to save the life of their child.
But under DOMA, same-sex couples are not considered married and thus must file as individuals (or heads of household if they have dependents).
Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has pointed out additional problems for same-sex couples caused not by tax rules but rather by IRS procedures.
Cohabitation is common in other parts of Europe too, but in Britain couples who live together unmarried seem not to last: half split up after three or four years and a little less than half go on to marry (before perhaps divorcing later).
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But charities have told the government that couples who could not share a bedroom because of a disability would be unfairly penalised.
The District of Columbia voted Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, but does not itself give marriage licenses to gay or lesbian couples.
The economists' testimony was used to argue that Proposition 8 hurts not only gay couples and their children, but the economy and government coffers, too.
But life is not a bed of roses, and the sooner couples deal with the financial challenges, the better their marriage will be.
Gay couples can be excellent parents but it's not the same as having the biological inheritance of both parents passed on to the child.
Following the state attorney-general's advice, three justices have chosen not to marry any couples, gay or straight, but to fulfill their other duties.
The research looked at the differences in technology use between families with children and single adults, couples without children and adults who share a home but are not related.
He also said it was an "issue of finance" as to why tax breaks for married couples were not being introduced in the forthcoming Budget, but said it was not "a case of if, it's a case of when" they would eventually come in.
All of them are honing in on the biggest bucks, catering to Web users interested not just in finding a date but a marriage partner (see " Getting Couples To Click"), but for Yahoo!
The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was not primarily a tax law but it certainly affects the federal taxes that same-sex couples pay.
If couples want to have kids they should by all means do so, but not with the entitled view that others should subsidize their lifestyle choices.
Likewise, couples assigned any other seat pairs but the middle two will face each other, which is not the end of the world, but makes for more awkward (and louder) conversation.
"Marriage is one of those entities that you have to know going in, it will be hard, but you're not alone, " says Dr. Rozario Slack, speaking to an audience at a couples graduation.
On Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, royal couples will find a hotel suite that is not only one of the most expensive in the world but also one of the most architecturally stunning.
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