First Civil-Union Couple Parting Ways

AP ^ | 12/15/5

[SmithL]

Brattleboro, Vt. -- A lesbian couple who entered into the nation's first same-sex civil union are splitting up amid allegations of violent behavior.

Carolyn Conrad, 35, asked a court in October to end her relationship with Kathleen Peterson, 46.

Conrad also obtained a restraining order Wednesday against her partner, saying Peterson punched a hole in the wall during an argument and threatened to harm a friend.

"All I want to say is that the civil union was a big source of pride for me, and now it's not," Peterson said.

[SmithL]

Tired of playing house.

[RetiredArmy]

Oh, golly gee. Who gets the car? Who gets the dog? The cat? The trash can? The MP3.78765 player? The kids? Oh, wait, no kids yet. My bad. Thank God.

[kentj]

The parents must be crushed

[MineralMan]

Sounds like my sister and her ex-husband. They split up, too. He was a butthead.

[Sister_T]

What a surprise. </sarcasm!>

[MadManDan]

Didn't see this sort of thing coming... (sarcasm) So, who gets screwed monetarily here? The wife... Or the wife????
Hehehe!!

[massgopguy]

I thought they were going to show us how to do it right?

[ScreamingFist]

Must have been the age difference....

[Semper Paratus]

So they become an un-civil-union?

[tallhappy]

A lesbian couple who entered into the nation's first same-sex civil union are splitting up amid allegations of violent behavior.

A lot more common than one would think among this particular type of "relationship."

It's a dirty little secret.

[American Quilter]

"All I want to say is that the civil union was a big source of pride for me, and now it's not," Peterson said.

Be careful what you wish for...

[InsureAmerica]

photos?

[Ben Chad]

Ka Ching Ka Ching (lawyers)

[Fury]

Bu, bu, but...

This was not supposed to happen!

Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lunatic Fringe]

Not a surprise... most marriages end in divorce.

[kentj]

"Sounds like my sister and her ex-husband. They split up, too. He was a butthead."


don't you mean "Her ex-wife"?

[coconutt2000]

The gay people I know were opposed to gay marriages and civil unions. They know as well as most conservatives that the gay lifestyle is not conducive to monogamy and that what problems traditional couples already have would only be magnified.

Then again, none of these gay people can be described as mental slouches, and they know that if they get married, they can also be divorced, and in all likelihood, they'll be taken to the cleaners.

[Hank Rearden]

Being a trailblazing icon is a lot of work.

[NJ_gent]

Heterosexual marriages aren't exactly exceeding expectations either these days.

(not defending civil unions or 'gay marriage', just making the point that the criticism is far from valid)

[HamiltonJay]

Shocking.. a santioning two folks who suffer from a common psychological disorder, couldn't find a way to make it work.