Eight Years and Counting

Today Martin and I celebrate the eighth anniversary of our official tying of the knot. On the 12th June 1998 we said "Yes" in the Gouda Townhall. At the time, the law was opened only to civil partnerships, but we upgraded to the full civil marriage a couple of years ago when the law changed again. While we’ve been "official" for the past eight years, we actually started living together 21 years ago, so we’re really an old married couple by now…