Domestic partnership

When we talk about relationships, two terms often come up: domestic partnership and marriage. They might seem similar, but they are quite different in many ways. This difference can affect a lot of things in a couple’s life, from big stuff like legal rights to everyday things like health benefits. So, understanding these differences can really matter to a lot of people. Let’s take a closer look at each of these and see what makes them unique.

Whether you consider it a baby step towards marriage, a means of procrastinating that walk down the aisle, or purely a money-saving measure, there’s really no downside to becoming Domestic Partners…

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A relationship contract, or cohabitation agreement, is between a couple to establish rules for a relationship. This contract is sometimes required to establish a domestic partnership. A relationship contract will commonly include how to respect one another and how incomes and expenses are paid.

In "Now I Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," the two main characters are straight firefighters who enter into a domestic partnership to get the tax benefits. At the time, this concept seemed fairly ingenious, but that was 2007 and this is now -- a lot has changed. The Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional, more than 30 states and the District of Columbia currently recognize gay marriage and many same-sex couples are finally enjoying the same federal rights as their married…