The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
The pineapple is native to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple plant to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations. The fruit, particularly its juice, has diverse uses in cuisines and desserts.
Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit. The plant normally propagates from the offset produced at the top of the fruit or from a side shoot, and typically matures within a year.
1772 illustration of an Ananas comosus pineapple which was given the early scientific name of Cardus brasilianus folius aloes by Banhius in 1623
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I got married last night.
My partner and I have been living as though we were married for over a decade but haven’t had the actual marriage license for various reasons. I’m going to have good insurance soon, so it makes sense to get married so my partner can be covered
We got married online by a service that uses the 1 county in the US that allows it. The guy who did the service was actually amazing. He seemed genuinely happy for us, didn’t try to push any kind of particular process or religious stuff, and actually got a little teary eyed at the end.
Congratulations!
My partner and I also lived as a basically married couple for over a decade before finally filing some paperwork a few years back, it’s a fun trajectory for a relationship. Makes it interesting when people ask how long you’ve been together! Did you get rings? We still haven’t because we’re so lazy and cheap lol
We’re also both cheap! It’s basically the entire reason we did this. It’s going to save us $200/month just in insurance premiums and will save us far more on out of pocket medical and dental costs.
We didn’t get rings. We did buy engagement rings 15 years ago, but we almost never wore them so it doesn’t make sense to do that again.
Great minds think alike! Unfortunately for me us getting married actually fucked up my ability to get insurance though, which is I guess more a statement on healthcare than marriage
It’s fun having a complicated relationship timeline and no wedding ring though. It really confounds and confuses the people who can’t conceive of a life path different from their own, which is always entertaining for me personally
Congratulations!
Congrats. Very similar boat over here. 10 year relationship, tied the knot when one partner got a job with great insurance. Courthouse wedding on a Wednesday during lunch break. No rings. That was almost ten years ago
Congratulations! I wish the best of luck for your endeavors.