eli5: When you are asked to give your relationship status, why are the options all related to marriage? (Single, married, divorced, widowed etc.) Surely the one of the most common answers would in ‘in a relationship’ but not married.

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eli5: When you are asked to give your relationship status, why are the options all related to marriage? (Single, married, divorced, widowed etc.) Surely the one of the most common answers would in ‘in a relationship’ but not married.

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Answer 1

It’s completely based on your legal status. There is no legal status for “in a relationship”