*Progressive* Conservatives my ass.

So the Tories are planning to propose tax cuts for couples - allowing the happily marrieds to pool their salaries to reduce their tax burden. How nice for them. Registries, fancy dress parties and someone to go to home depot with on Saturdays...it's not enough couples get all that, but now promising to love till *death do you part* also means you have to fork over less to the feds?

I've been thinking lately that really, marriage ends up being one of two things - a label if you let it - a foundation if you want it. And the more I see the *benefits* of this so called institution, the more I get terribly confused by the whole fucking thing.

ps. this is in no way a slight to a miss J who got hitched on the weekend - i'm just hating my singleness at the moment and Harper is not helping matters.