Add Other Relationship

katwasson

Many people are not married at the time of their death. In their obituary their significant other, best friend, life partner, etc. are listed as Companion. Your list has nothing that suits the relationship. That companion was very important to the deceased and their family and friends, or it would not have been listed in the obituary. Would it be possible to put Companion in that list of connections for Add Other Relationship? Thank you!

Julia Szent-Györgyi

Under Other Relationships, I'd put a partner/companion as a Relative -- but if I knew that the relationship was basically spousal, I'd just use "Add Spouse" in the Family Members section. One of the options in that section for a relationship event is "Lived Together".

katwasson

Obituaries make reference to companions that aren't related or living in the same household that should be recognized under other relationship. If it can have enslavement it should also have companion. Both relationships are valuable record of a life.

Gordon Collett

Current list:

Would "Friend" cover the relationship of two people who have know each other forever, are not related, do not live in the same household, may have their own spouses and families, but spend massive amounts of their free time together? I would say that when I read "Companion" in an obituary my first assumption would be that they lived together. Do both "Friend" and "Companion" need to be added to this list?

All of these relationships are not very meaningful without good notes explaining them.