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Woman Turns 40, Marries Herself
Newser ^ | 1/29/15 | Elizabeth Armstrong Moore

Posted on 01/29/2015 12:38:35 PM PST by McBuff

(NEWSER) – Houston native Yasmin Eleby vowed that she'd marry herself if she hadn't found true love by 40. And for her 40th birthday, that's exactly what she did. The well-traveled businesswoman who works overseas in the oil industry organized an elaborate wedding, reports the Houston Chronicle, which included 10 bridesmaids and was officiated by her minister sister. (It was a spiritual service, as it is not legal to marry oneself.) Eleby's mother walked her down the aisle, and Eleby sang R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly," which includes the line, "Now I know the meaning of true love."

"I was overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support that was shown to me during my celebration of love and life," Eleby wrote on Facebook. She held the ceremony at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, reports People; the venue CEO says Eleby is "attractive, she works hard, and she's worldwide," adding that "she's now indicated to others that she has high standards." Eleby has planned a multi-country honeymoon, including stops in Cambodia, Laos, and a jazz festival in Dubai. (In other wedding news, one couple recently tied the knot in their 4-year-old son's hospital room.)


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: marriage; redefiningmarriage
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To: SpaceBar

“Hurry, hurry, step right up. Come see the lady who married herself.”


41 posted on 01/29/2015 12:57:24 PM PST by Varsity Flight (Extortion-Care is is the Government Work-Camp: Arbeitsziehungslager)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The lovely “couple” are registered with Duracell.


42 posted on 01/29/2015 12:58:12 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
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To: Slings and Arrows

LOL!


43 posted on 01/29/2015 12:58:39 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: Slyfox

If she wants to marry a man, does she have to divorce herself first?


44 posted on 01/29/2015 12:59:24 PM PST by Cecily
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To: Slings and Arrows

You win.


45 posted on 01/29/2015 12:59:56 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a preacher of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Army officer.)
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To: henkster
There is a very coarse suggestion for how she can consummate this ["]marriage.["]

Same sex "marriage" always requires quotation marks.

46 posted on 01/29/2015 1:01:26 PM PST by FredZarguna (O, Reason not the need.)
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To: McBuff
40 year old woman marries herself

following a lengthy courtship.

47 posted on 01/29/2015 1:02:47 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: McBuff

She’s schizophrenic and married her better half?


48 posted on 01/29/2015 1:03:07 PM PST by fivecatsandadog (OBAMA - IMPEACH HIM NOW. Worry about it later.)
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To: McBuff

I guess I don’t need to know how she spent her wedding night.


49 posted on 01/29/2015 1:03:54 PM PST by muir_redwoods ("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
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To: SeekAndFind

Both are in same sex partnerships, so...


50 posted on 01/29/2015 1:06:38 PM PST by FredZarguna (O, Reason not the need.)
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To: Mears
I wonder how many people were dumb enough to give her a gift.

LOL!

51 posted on 01/29/2015 1:07:18 PM PST by kidd
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Unfortunately she died from breast cancer in 2012.


52 posted on 01/29/2015 1:07:24 PM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: muir_redwoods
I guess I don’t need to know how she spent her wedding night.

Probably watched TV.

After 40 years together, I'm guessing at this point in their relationship there aren't many surprises.

53 posted on 01/29/2015 1:08:04 PM PST by FredZarguna (O, Reason not the need.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

“Registered with Duracell.”

Now, that’s funny. LOL!


54 posted on 01/29/2015 1:09:09 PM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: FredZarguna

I suppose this is to be considered a same person “marriage”


55 posted on 01/29/2015 1:09:46 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Mears
I wonder how many people were dumb enough to give her a gift.

Shouldn't that be: give them a gift?

56 posted on 01/29/2015 1:14:09 PM PST by dearolddad (/i>)
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To: driftdiver

Yep, she loves herself so much that she can’t love anyone else. At least there isn’t a kid to screw up.


57 posted on 01/29/2015 1:15:00 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: henkster
There is a very coarse suggestion for how she can consummate this marriage.

There is, but I can't quite put my finger on it..
58 posted on 01/29/2015 1:15:28 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: McBuff

Her sex tape is a selfie


59 posted on 01/29/2015 1:18:15 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: Covenantor; Slings and Arrows

I thought that was the line of the month myself.
Great work, Slings.


60 posted on 01/29/2015 1:22:22 PM PST by Verbosus (/* No Comment */)
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