Tag: Couples

3 Things All Retired Couples Should Know

Married couples share nearly everything — food, homes, vacations, and more. In some cases, they can even share Social Security retirement benefits. The Social Security program has included spousal benefits since its beginning in the 1930s. Here are three things all retired couples should know about spousal Social Security benefits. Image source: Getty Images. 1. […]

As South Korea’s population shrinks, same-sex couples say they can help

By Minwoo Park SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) – South Koreans Kim Eun-ha and Park Cho-hyeon would like to get married and have children, a plan that fits in with government ambitions to boost the world’s lowest fertility rate. The catch is that same-sex unions remain illegal in South Korea, and doctors refuse to perform artificial […]

Frustration, as Poland’s same-sex couples await promised legal rights

Krzysztof Alcer and Grzegorz Lepianka have been waiting for Poland to officially recognise their relationship for 21 years. But as the wait drags on, their anger is growing, their patience wearing thin. The Catholic country’s main ruling party had pledged to legalise civil unions. Six months into its tenure however, same-sex couples still cannot marry […]

10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong married via video chat

Ten same-sex couples have tied the knot in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong. The semi-autonomous former British colony does not formally recognise such unions, but offers them legal protections. The event was timed to mark Pride Month, with a registered celebrant from the American state of Utah making the marriages official. […]