Marriages (both hetrosexual and homosexual) are just a way of taking money out of your pocket before the inevitable divorce.

Or do I just sound bitter...?

There are a couple of minor differences.

One is that hetrosexual couples cannot have a civil partnership.

I'm with you on this. Congrats to everyone who has done it or is going to. Have a fab day !!!

Elton John is to marry his partner David Furnish.

'The star told NBC's Today Show ''We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion.''

How more quietly could you do it than to announce it on nationwide US tv?

Isn't he in a civil partnership already ?

Bit of a problem for dear Elton if he is for they'll have to get an annulment from the civil partnership first which requires a bit more of a reason than "We don't want this anymore", THEN they can ring HELLO! and have their quiet marriage