Married. Surprise!

[Tiel]

Well, you probably didn't see this coming, but I got frickin married on November the 25th.
I married Sally whom I accidentally met on the Internet (outside of WoW, she hates it) 4 years ago. We got engaged in October 2009 and want to stay with each other.
I have always been against marriage and I still am, but I actually liked the party. We got married because her parents (and my government) would otherwise not allow her to be with me.
She is from Egypt and our wedding was a combination of Egyptian and American style. No alter with a priest and stuff; we signed our contract in the city hall and that was basically all that was required to be married, but we added a party to it. Lot's of drums, trumpets, singing and other noise. She invited 200 people and I invited 4! My parents, brother and one of his friends came to Cairo (during a time of severe demonstrations, but Tahrir Square is far away from everything since Cairo is extremely large) and we had a sweet wedding. My sister couldn't make it, and I forgot to invite Dust.. sorry..
Here is one picture to make up for it



We went on our honeymoon to Bali and Kuala Lumpur. Bali I can especially recommend, it's extremely lovely and very beautiful, with really nice people. We had a great time!

As you know I'm not only lately and I don't intend to be. Perhaps for a panda later on, but whenever she's with me I have no intentions to play games.
She'll be with me in Holland from Saturday until the end of March, and after that, if I have the time and will I might check in on you guys. Before that, not a chance.
We're working hard to get her a permanent visa, but bureaucratic government sh1t is a pain to conquer and not free of charge.

[Dust]

Grats I guess :) The function overloading of mariage is quite troublesome in many areas of modern life. Rules were just slapped onto it, and an originally religious tradition has become a legally binding contractual relation. But still interwoven with old traditions.

Egypt is probably not a good place to be at the moment, especially not as female, and especially not near the protests.

[Tiel]

I agree.
I hate how it's mostly a religious tradition, but again, it was a necessity. Still worth it though

It's not so bad being in Egypt, been there many times during protests. You don't notice anything of it, as long as you're not in the city center.
Even walked on Tahrir Square once near the end of the previous demonstrations, but then it was calm.
I just don't understand how it always keeps ending in violence. If you let the protesters protest, nothing will happen. They will only repeat slogans, but no harm is done. When you counter that with violence, you (as a leadership) will only look like an aggressive dictator and it will only work against you. This logic is beyond me.

[Jem]

Congrats! Great tux! If you don't roll a panda, you can roll a penguin

All the best to you two. And indeed, Bali is a wonderful place to spend a honeymoon!

[Fangfury]

Fantastic news, many congratulations Tiel. I remember all the times you said you were against marriage and now look at you. Amazing how our minds can change

Hope you have great married lives together.

[MindyMcfly]

Big grats matey, remember talking about meeting the girl from Egypt and now look.

Good looking couple, wishing you all the best.

[Idorian]

Nice to read this. Big gratz to you and the misses

[Jasoran]

Actually, the religious significance of marriage was something the Church had to fight long and hard for.
In Europe at least, marriage was originally a very informal Common Law affair. It only became a sacrament in the later part of the Middle Ages. Well into the 1800:s, most of the populace still thought of the betrothal as the important bit, and the church ceremony as just a formality. Priests tried to tell young people not to jump into bed as soon as they were engaged, but few listened.

This has been a public service announcement from your local historian.

[Gianna]

It's a trap...

Grats Tiel and Missus, I wish you all the best, lots of luck and may your love endure the tests of time.
(I've been married since 1997...)

Cheers!

--G