spouse & spouse
When Washington changed their marriage paperwork to accommodate same-sex marriage, they debated replacing “wife/husband” with “spouse a/spouse b”, “applicant 1 / applicant 2″, and other varieties. I can’t recall off the top of my head what language they chose.
Last night Andy referred to me, out of long habit, as wife. “Spouse, dear”, i reminded him. “Spouse”.
Andy: Oh right!
me: Which do you want to be? Spouse A, or Spouse B?
Andy: It should be Spouse A and Spouse 1. Which do you want to be?
me: Spouse A — the one with the letter, of course.
Andy: Oh good, i wanted to be Spouse 1.
NERD MARRIAGE: when English and chemistry majors wed.
This made me smirk.
We maintain a balanced relationship by operating on 2 completely different wavelengths.
Looked it up. Person A and B are each allowed to check a box for bride, groom, or spouse.
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/11/29/health-secretary-mary-selecky-approves-form-for-marriage/
I’d cross out the “p” on yours so it said “souse”. ;)