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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They want to know who is your next of kin. You can be the most devoted boyfriend in the history of the world, but your girlfriend’s mom will still be the one making her medical decisions and choosing her coffin.

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