True Love

[Gina_Taylor]

We've discussed that and we've decided that she's going to be the one wearing the dress and I'll be wearing the tuxedeo, but after the wedding I'll get to wear the dress. 

Gina 

[gennee]

Congrats to you, Gina.

Gennee

[Gina_Taylor]

Thanks Gennee,

It's been a long time coming, but you know it feels so good to finally be in love and feel the love from someone else. That was what I was missing with the last girl that I was dating. My finacee leaves voice messages on my phone, and my heart alwasy skips a beat when she ends off the call with her cheerful little "I love you" ending to it.  We're going to have such a wonderful relationship and such a wonderful marriage.

Gina 

[gennee]

Do you have a photo of you both? If you don't want to post it here you can e-mail it to me.

Gennee 

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[Gina_Taylor]

I was talking with my fiancee and we've decided to disclose who she is. She's a member of this group, and it were just amazed that by just one PM a month ago that it would spark such a love interest between us that it would lead to this, but we guess stranger things have happened. But anyway, her name is Jessi Parker, and we love each other very much.

Gina 

[Shana A]

I was talking with my fiancee and we've decided to disclose who she is. She's a member of this group, and it were just amazed that by just one PM a month ago that it would spark such a love interest between us that it would lead to this, but we guess stranger things have happened. But anyway, her name is Jessi Parker, and we love each other very much.

Gina 

Congratulations to you both, Jessi and Gina! It's wonderful that you've found each other.

Z

[Gina_Taylor]

Thanks Zythyra for your kind words,

But would anyone disagree with us getting married after only knowing each other for approximately six weeks. We've been talking on the phone for nearly 80 hours and e-mailing each other in between and we've learnt so much about each other that we feel that we know more than enough about each other. We're very confident that our marriage is going to work out very well beacuse we understand each other, but my parents feel that we should  take a year to really get to know each other before making such a commitment to each other. So we were going to haev a quick, simple wedding kind of like an elopement.

Gina

[Shana A]

From the time my partner and I realized we wanted to be together, and when I moved in was only three or four months. We lived 600 miles apart, and were really racking up the phone bills! We've been
together for 12 years now 

Zythyra

[gennee]

Gina, I e-mail my address to you about 40 minutes ago.

Gennee

[Gina_Taylor]

Hey Zythyra,

Thanks for being so supportive. We live 1800 miles apart, but fortunately we have free long distance, but we'd love to be closer (if you know what I mean.)12 years is a long time being together. We hope to make it that long or longer. Have you been to the altar with your partner?

Gina 

[Shana A]

Hey Zythyra,

Thanks for being so supportive. We live 1800 miles apart, but fortunately we have free long distance, but we'd love to be closer (if you know what I mean.)12 years is a long time being together. We hope to make it that long or longer. Have you been to the altar with your partner?

Gina 

Hi Gina,

1800 miles, that's far! 600 was plenty far enough. We've not been to the altar... perhaps someday though. We'd both been previously married.

Z

[jessi73]

Thanks for your kind words.  I guess I should probably chime in now.  Yes, we are truely in love and what's wrong with reading the book before you look at the cover.  I love what I have found out about her.  We didn't show each other pictures for a few weeks after we started talking.  That was mainly a way for us to find out if we liked each other in principle before seeing each other.  I have since seen her in pictures and it won't be a big surprise to see her in person.  I am heading to Florida in 4 days to meet her in person.  I will be there for a week.  The questions I keep asking myelf are,, "Is this for real?  How did I fall in love so quick, why did I fall in love so quick?"  I wasn't wanting that to happen.  I have been terrified of getting into a relationship since my transition.  All I wanted was a friendship with someone and we just cliked.  We like the same things, feel the same feelings and so on. I can totaly see myself spending my life with her.  I could go on like this for hours, but, I won't bore you all.  I am Jessi and I am in love!  WOW!  Those words together sound so beautiful.  Thanks again for all you kind thoughts and I'll talk to you all later.
   The blushing Bride,
                             JESSI

[Gina_Taylor]

What a wonderful post you've done Jessi and it expresses so much. Honestly I've seen nothing wrong with doing things the way we've done it, but due to parental advice, we've had to postpone our wedding, but then it wasn't set in stone that it was for the actual set date, but I was reading that an enagement that leads to marriage can be whatever length the couple wants it to be.

Gina T

[Jessica.Heart]

Congratulations Jessi and Gina,

Don't worry about the abbreviated courtship. If it's right, why wait. You would just be delaying your own happiness.  It sounds like you have both found that someone special.  I am very happy for both of you.

Congratulations again,

Jessica

P.S. If you need a bridesmaid, let me know.  I'll be on the next flight out.

[Gina_Taylor]

Thanks Jessica for your warm hearted words. Jessi will be arriving in Florida by sunset, and we'd love nothing more than to be officially married this week, but as you know marriages don't quite happen over night, but we are working on the final stages and we're not sure which direction it's going in. But if we need a brides maid, you'll be in the top of our list.

Gina and Jessi    :

[Maebh]

To both of you Jessi & Gina all the best of love, happiness, companionship, joy, passion, understanding, tenderness, support, success, songs, laughter and celebrations.

LLL&R

Maebh

[Gina_Taylor]

Thanks Maebh for your sweet words of encouragement. We really do hope to make the best of it, but unfortunately I just found out that same sex marriages (any way that you look at us, that's what we are classified as being) are only valid in Massachusetts, and that California offers a domestic partnership which same-sex partners have nearly all the rights and reponsibilities of spouces. Vermont and Conneticutt both offer same-sex couples a "civil union registration system." Under these systems, same-sex couples can register their partnership and receive all the benefits of state laws that apply to married couples. So we may have to be partners for life, but Jessi has ressured me that as long as we're together it is fine with her.

Gina and Jessi 

[Maebh]

So we may have to be partners for life, but Jessi has ressured me that as long as we're together it is fine with her.

Gina and Jessi 

But the legal situation is moving all the time, due to campaining by groups or ruling from courts, laws get changed even here in Ireland. So somedays we might all get an invite to your wedding!

HLLL&R

Maebh

[Gina_Taylor]

Jessi arrived after a long 18 hour drive and we've had a wonderful time getting to know each other in a more personal and intimate way. It's going to be hard for both of us on Friday to say goodbye to each other, but through our tears we'll make it.

Gina T

[Louise]

Jessi and Gina, I am so happy for the both of you.  Enjoy your time together and best wishes.