Posted on 10/04/2014 3:46:34 PM PDT by Rusty0604
An Englishwoman has taken self-love to its ultimate extreme by marrying herself in an "incredibly empowering" ceremony attended by almost 50 of her friends.
Grace Gelder married Grace Gelder earlier this year at an "idyllic farmhouse in rural Devon". Her parents were not present - "mainly for logistical reasons" - but, according to an interview in the Guardian, they did send "supportive texts throughout the day."
Some of Ms/Mrs/Mr Gelder's friends suggested "in a light-hearted way" that perhaps the exercise was "a bit narcissistic". But she herself decided that she was "completely comfortable" with her "motivations."
It helped that she had recently been "on a journey of personal development using meditation, dance and performance" to increase her "self-awareness," especially a Shakti Tantra programme "focused on sexuality and how this was bound up with making agreements with yourself and other people."
Her self-married status, she is aware, carries no legal standing. But one happy result of this is that in the unlikely event she ever tires of her own company - "just because I married myself doesn't mean that I'm not open to the idea of sharing a wedding with someone else one day" - she will not technically qualify as a bigamist
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If the cat consents.
Was there an open bar? That should be about all her friends care about.
You know he would if he could.
Guilty as Stalin but looks more like Krushchev with hair...
“Empowering”....oh, how I hate that word.
Do you Marsha take Marsha as your lawfull wedded wife?
I do.
And do you Mearsha take marsha as your lawfull wedded wife?
I do.
I now pronounce you Marsha and Marsha.
You may now kiss yourself...
How do I love me? Let me count the ways......
Well, since she’s open to marrying another, how about Dennis Rodman, who pulled this stunt long ago? They could honeymoon in Pyongyang.
ugh
I was hoping this was satire.
What kind of marriage benefits does she get? A bigger council flat?
Will she be forced to file for divorce if she falls in love with another?
and pffft I was gone...
impossible to satire some people
The big question is.................did they still give gifts?
The newlywed happiness didn’t last long though, already she is complaining about the predictability of the sex every night.
of course! that's the best part, i am sure... i imagine she registered for gifts.... she has probably gone to many weddings throughout the years, showers, etc., and now it was her turn... :)
i know someone who realized they were not likely to ever marry, so she gave herself a lavish 40th birthday party... i like that idea more than self-marriage...
Was the person in the pic wearing the gay rainbow on its head or was it painted on the building?
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