1.   It was originally intended that couples would register their partnerships in local authority registry offices.

2.   Has the happy couple registered their pasta preference as well?

3.   Seattle will join a handful of other cities across the nation in allowing unmarried gay, lesbian and heterosexual couples to register as domestic partners with the city.

4.   Six years ago, San Francisco adopted a domestic partners ordinance, which allows both heterosexual and homosexual couples to register their committed relationships at City Hall.

5.   These days couples can even register for a house.

6.   A proposed new law will allow homosexual couples to register their relationship with their local municipality in a legally-binding process, spokeswoman Liesbeth Rensman said.

7.   Dreyfus confirmed press reports that the couple never officially registered their marriage, but that they did have a ceremony in a Norway church.

8.   Once in the building, couples registered by showing their licenses and national ID cards.

9.   Under current law, married couples must register under the surname of either the wife or husband.

10.   Two years ago, the Netherlands enacted a law allowing same-sex couples to register as partners and to claim pensions, social security and inheritance.