It made me want to call up my girlfriend and head off to a restaurant with her and my wife to get a free meal. We would have a lovely time of it I am sure, as we all quite enjoy each other's company, and food just tastes so much better when you don't have to pay for it.
I can just imagine the manager trying to squirm out of giving a free meal. I have solid proof of my marriage, but 'proving' that my girlfriend is such a thing is trickier. We could have a good solid makeout session in the restaurant, but it isn't clear that this would completely convince them. Obviously we could just have sex on the table after we were done eating, but that would definitely break some laws.
Wendy noticed me writing the first half of this post and commented that she really wanted to do this some day. The free ride to the hospital is even useful because that could get her back to work without having to pay a transit fare. Bonus!
In any case this sort of thing is the reason I yammer on so much about polyamory. The assumption that if you have two romantic partners that someone must be getting injured is sad. It isn't even reasonable in a monogamous situation as jealousy is not an excuse for violence. Some day that assumption may wane, in which case the point of me bringing this up with vanish with it.
As someone who has gone on a date with both partners at the same time before, it really is a wonderful feeling. In fact one of the people I am involved with is living over seas. When I am visiting I am staying with him and his wife. I have to say that I am just as excited to spend time hanging out with her as I am to spend romantic time with him. And I agree. It is really is interesting to watch how society views a partnership and how many times the idea of ownership is just assumed.
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