Commitment Ceremonies 101 September 22, 2011 9:23 AM   Subscribe
My partner and I have been together for just over five years,
with the relationship being open (I'm queer and occasionally see
other women; he's working on seeing other women too) for the
last two. It's been working great so far and we're in it for the
long haul.  Recently we've been talking about having some sort
of party or ceremony to recognise the journey we've been on, the
deep love and companionship we hold for each other, and to
celebrate that with the people we care for the most. (Personally
I feel that people make an effort to show up to weddings rather
than other social events!) However, the idea of marriage/a
wedding gives us the heebee-jeebees. His parents are divorced,
which has tainted the idea of marriage for him; I find issues
with the assumption of exclusive commitment.  We thought about
possibly having a commitment ceremony - essentially like a
wedding, but without the legal marriage paperwork. While we both
like the idea, we