Ah the holidays with family, it's really delicious, especially the sun and under the palms. It is our destination was essentially chosen by newly married couples. Us, we had not chosen for its romantic potential or for the package "newlyweds" but to meet our desire to relax. It took still play the game, with the risk of having to explain that no, we're just civil unions and not the man with whom I share the house "is not my husband, nor my boyfriend but my boyfriend." Or even my "date" or my "partner." I find these three qualifiers so poor (boyfriend, I go to a student, when I pass a girl not yet quite decided, and partner, I manage the relationship as a business) that I accepted that m ' called "Madam" and I lost my maiden name in favor of one of my man. If!
I rarely was leaving with non French couples in a long explanation of this new form of engagement and what the popular PACS. Not only because after a day of diving and a few cocktails, my audience would not necessarily follow me, but also because the PACS is a simple administrative procedure devoid of romance and rarely celebrated with a honeymoon on an island. Imagine, I was going to break the myth of the French romance!
Of course, the PACS is a form of recognition of a common life, a commitment to take care of his partner, and some financial benefits but not emotions. Moreover, I found the 15 minutes (it is expedient so we waited 3 months to get the appointment!) placed with the rather murky and heavy clerk. In silence and in a small dark room in the hall of our neighborhood, the clerk checked the dates of birth certificates, returned data in his computer and dabbed our contract. That's it. No "you may kiss the PACS", no congratulations, no applause and "Long live the PACS!". You leave with your documents directly under the arm at work, which you were absent you for just 1h. Quick, well done.
I read elsewhere on L e World at Toulouse, a PACS was celebrated a few days ago in the town hall, instead of the court, like a wedding, to strengthen the symbolic dimension of the union. Why not!
I also encourage you to visit the well detailed ticket e-zabel to know all the steps to follow. Do not worry, it's pretty simple.
I am quite surprised by the warm response of our friends when we announced our PACS. It is as if they were taught our wedding! Either I'm old-fashioned and can not inspire me to new modern forms of commitment, or I do not have quite understood the challenges of the PACS or when our friends have not understood either. It is true that these days it is rare to see thirty engage, the gesture is worth to be praised. But still, the PACS is to me far from the engagement, which include a formal proposal of marriage (with its staging, please), a ring (very important!) And an announcement by the band around the big news and why not the hypothetical date of the union, is not it?
This is not great news: I am a true romantic girl or slightly blue flower. The novel I swallowed during my vacation "Chasing Harry Winston" by the same author as "The Devil wears Prada" only reinforces the idea that girls of our generation, free, independent, ambitious, dream of find the man, the One who will declare his love and make the request in the rules of art. I have, during my stay abroad, note this very strongly among American and English women.
And you French girls, you confirm?
I can not say, Switzerland, point PACS.Tu talking about romantic application and everything, uh man was first reported by SMS during the World Cup, I was at a friend , drunken as it is not possible, he on another continent, drunken as it is not possible. I said yes. I know it was not really his réaction.Mais he caught quite a few months later with ring, hotel, champagne and request room genoux.Mais I reassure, civil marriage does nothing romantic, registrar bed fifteen articles of the law, we sign the register, the trade alliances and goodbye, goodbye, the world is waiting ... derrière.Gloups
Welcome to the land of "civil unions!" We too have taken the plunge this week dernière.Effectivement, nothing glamorous in this act, which is ultimately a mere formality once the common life is already engaged (buying house , baby ...)
My friends are all PACS and sometimes married then
Us, we are directly passed through marriage 
My cousin pacse in 2 weeks! This is becoming more common.
Oops, I meant what was ... not that ...
hi hi thank you for the reference, I became master "es" pacs! lolfélicitations to both then! kisses soon
small or large c marriages still mega romantic! right?
What should we say then? "Congratulations!" As a divorced (it's been almost 10 years, it's not getting any younger), I confess that the commitments of this sort tempt me at all, and despite attempts requests romantic man my life's more annoying in this situation is not knowing how to present in general "my friend", then it is much more than a friend, and the father of my children!
I also ask a lot of questions in relation to PACS. For me it seems to me the least to do when you're in a relationship for a long time, but somewhere cold and not at all romantic side blocking me a bit ... As for the wedding is a lot of organization, time and money So you really have to want to go! I'd love to marry my man, but it looks to me so complicated administratively
In any case I hope you are well rested you during the holidays! Kisses
I think yes, we try all the rights of our lives! And even if it is not necessarily for engagement, marriage or civil partnership, I think it has this romantic feel that is when even in a corner of our head of one day having a marriage proposal with the ring and all the tutti ...
@ Angie: a request by sms, there is something disconcerting! I do not dream as civil marriage but celebratory, festive and I hope a few - fine speech @ Nathalie:! Congratulations @ missbrownie: yes, it is becoming more common, why should will take a little in advance @ e-zabel: nothing, as usual, your tickets are still all full of useful info! With a touch of humor as @ cassandra: but benefits do we as his own marriage than the other that is taking place? that's the issue @ carrie: I think it's hard to take the codes of romance, when he played tricks on us and well cooled! Each story is unique, a priori, why not succumb to the urge to reconnect with these words, these attentions, these attitudes? Either way, it takes time @ annouchka:. Brilliant holiday, thank you! biz @ sonia: thank you for your honesty and your insight, girls dare not necessarily always the recognition of ... afraid to be silly or dependent on the goodwill of Sir!
"You may kiss the PACS"
PACS in Switzerland? I wonder if it exists ... I think Vui, but I do not think it trpès popular!