AskGayBrosOver30 subreddit, a man said, “Today is our 13th wedding day celebration. I don’t consider it our anniversary because we were together 6 years before we went out of state to get married.
What do you consider your anniversary date: when you met, moved in together, or some type of commitment ceremony?”The question touches upon issues particular to gay couples.
For many older gay couples, marriage was not a possibility. This might be a reason why some responders placed less importance on wedding anniversaries than on the date they met.
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Others said they’d even planned their marriage ceremony around the same date to highlight its significance. “We even timed our wedding around the day we met so we could amplify the celebration and not have multiple dates to remember,” said another man.