I’m liking the new season of Doctor Who so far. I...
“#this just in bitch: you and the Doctor aren’t actually married!” … Which is why he refers to himself as her husband and refers to her as his wife? As far as he’s concerned they’re married… and I should think they’re the only two that get to decide whether they consider themselves husband and wife.
See, I’m referring to the episode the Wedding of River Song, which I think was supposed to be a big thing where we learn about River’s importance towards the Doctor. What we learn is that River married the Doctor in a timeline that no longer exists. When Amy voices her upset in killing Madam Kovarian, here’s the dialogue that follows:
AMY: I killed someone. Madame Kovarian, in cold blood.
RIVER: In an aborted time line, in a world that never was.
So what about the wedding? That negates it, doesn’t it? The only way it counts is that they likely remember it, and thus that’s why they call each other husband and wife. It’s obvious they have no problem with it, but in this universe, they did not perform a legal or legitimate ceremony to do so. And even then, the Doctor never said his name to her which (if I recall, and I’m not 100% certain) also proves it doesn’t hold up seriously. I’ve seen doubts online that the ceremony itself is 100% legitimate.
If they see themselves as husband and wife, then I really can’t object against their own words. If they want to call themselves such, then they can. However, that doesn’t mean they are actually married. They can call themselves such as they like, but in this universe and reality, they are not by any means married, in terms of legality.