Absolutely right. Would have simplified the whole issue so much. For 36 years one of my dearest friends has been with the same partner. I love these guys. When they decided to get married, it bothered me and it was just because of semantics, due to my traditional upbringing I suppose. I know that if they had said they were going to the courthouse to commit to each other in a civil ceremony, I would have felt fine about it. I wanted them to have the legal protections. Just not to say "married". But in a million years I would never have said a word that would have hurt them through indicating my feelings. And God knows, their union is way better than most hetero ones I know.
I closed then re-opened my linkedin after finding out that from a business standpoint it should be kept. But I hate linkedin. And if I did not get half my business from facebook contacts I would not be there at all.
From a purely SM standpoint life is much better without the stress of it but for business people it is a necessary evil. The saying about how if you have to choose between peace of mind and anything else, let the other thing go. Do the best you can with that.
this does not compute.