The Bona Fides Of Marriage: Part Deux.

It never ends, people!

In the on-going saga of securing The Husband a permanent Greencard, our lawyers have asked us for additional proof of our marriage... Simply to be proactive in showing the U. S. immigration service that we are absolutely 100% legitimately in love and married.

Why are they asking for so much proof? Well...

• We don't share the same last name. (I will never, ever, ever, ever change my last name.)
• We don't share financial accounts. (Until you have children, I don't see much point. I make my fortune. He makes his. We buy each other nice things. I buy myself nice things. He takes us on nice vacations... We like to give to each other and be able to surprise each other. Having one account makes that difficult. I truly believe a "happy marriage" means "separate financial accounts.")
• We don't have children yet. (We are still debating "natural" versus "adopted." I'm in favor of the latter.)

So, in addition to photos with our families, a shared rental lease agreement, shared health insurance information and shared tax returns... We NOW need to provide written a written affidavit from a family member or friend that provides additional evidence that we are in fact married. And we have to get it to them next week.

You know, when we do make our eventual move to Canada... The U.S. Government is gonna wish they had made it easier for The Husband to receive his permanent Greencard. They're gonna miss the income tax that we pay each year.

Their loss.