Largaret

**Largaret** is the portmanteau giving to supercouple Lindsey Shaw and Margaret Marks. Lindsey and Margaret are considered the ‘official supercouple’ of both their respective families and workplaces.

## Background

Margaret first met Lindsey when Lindsey came to attend the Winter Term at the School of American Ballet in 2008. Margaret was enamored with Lindsey’s worldliness, style and openness. 14 year old Lindsey quickly found herself drawn to the quiet and reserved 12 year old Margaret. The two became best friends almost immediately and spent all their free time together, both socializing and practicing their craft. Lindsey encouraged Margaret to attend a local dance class to broaden her experience, which up until that point had only been classical ballet.

As their friendship blossomed so too did the sparks of romance. On February 10, 2010, Margaret and Lindsey shared their first kiss, 9 days before Margaret’s 14th birthday. Their romance went from strength to strength, however they were careful to keep it to themselves to avoid the stigma of being an LGBTQIA+ dancers. Lindsey slowly introduced Margaret to female and sexual pleasure, it was during this time Margaret learned she was on the bisexual spectrum and what that meant. In 2012 Lindsey graduated from the School of American Ballet and went to apprentice with the San Francisco Ballet. Despite being separated by 2,900 miles, their relationship stayed as strong as ever.

Despite Margaret’s parents being loving and supportive, Margaret was initially unsure how to broach the subject of both being bisexual and having a girlfriend. Margaret’s concerns however were unfounded as her mother Jennifer already knew. From a combination of how Margaret spoke about Lindsey, to seeing how they acted when together, Margaret already knew her daughter was clearly in a romantic relationship with Lindsey and therefore wasn’t heterosexual. Both Margaret’s parents were supportive and always had been supporters of the LGBT community as Margaret’s aunt Charlotte is lesbian. Lindsey’s parents not only supported the couple but were especially proud of Lindsey’s choice of partner as they felt it might tone down her wild side slightly. Likewise Margaret’s parents felt Lindsey’s worldliness might help Margaret come out of her shell and be more comfortable in herself.

Shortly after leaving for San Francisco, Lindsey was talking to Margaret on the phone when Margaret confided in her that she was being sexually abused by her guardian Angela Hadid. Lindsey promised to keep Margaret’s secret but she ended up contacting the police in New York City to protect Margaret from suffering anymore abuse. Next to Margaret’s parents, Lindsey was her primary support network during the trial and eventual conviction of Angela Hadid in late 2012. During her time dancing with the New York City Ballet, Margaret visited Lindsey whenever she possibly could. Despite their distance, their relationship never really suffered. Even during their tough times, they stuck together. When Margaret decided dancing wasn’t her dream anymore and decided to go to college and hoped to work in law enforcement to protect children from the type of abuse she’d experienced, Lindsey supported her new dream enthusiastically. When Lindsey left the San Francisco Ballet after a serious injury, Margaret was her support network as she found her new passion in life.

Eventually in 2019, Margaret had become a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations and was lucky enough to be posted to her first choice location in Los Angeles. Margaret and Lindsey had always planned when one was settled, they’d be together again. In early 2020 Lindsey moved to Los Angeles to be with Margaret. Margaret and Lindsey got a place together in Pasadena and started their lives together. It was their first time being together, for more than a few weeks, since 2012.

On June 27, 2022 Margaret and Lindsey attended the San Francisco Pride Parade, on a whim they decided to get married while in San Francisco. They contacted their families and set up a date, June 30, when they could all attend. On Thursday June 30, 2022 at 3pm, Margaret and Lindsey were married in a civil ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, with Margaret’s parents Jennifer and Richard, and Lindsey’s parents Elizabeth and Carlos, and Lindsey’s brother Carlos Jr. in attendance. Unbeknownst to the newlyweds, their parents arranged a special reception for them after the ceremony, among the guests were their parents, their joint best friend Callie Roberts, Kate Bailey and Todd Wells, Miranda Snow, Justine Ziernik, and two of Lindsey’s former colleagues from the San Francisco Ballet. Several other friends who couldn’t attend sent their well wishes.

Margaret and Lindsey had a ‘honeyday’, a combination honeymoon and holiday in San Francisco before returning home on July 8th to start their new married lives together. Margaret and Lindsey are affectionately known by the portmanteau ‘Largaret’.