Board Thread:Policies/@comment-16461120-20160405024130/@comment-16461120-20160406002228

I'm familiar with that practice, as some States recognize common-law cohabitation as well, which is likely the American equivalent of the "personal established relationship" in the United States; however our federal government does not recognize it, and thus it's not enforceable across State lines, and I mostly based my position on U.S. law, primarily because that's where the comics originate, and it's obviously also what I'm most familiar with.

Anyway, the "Dating" debate is not a sword I'm willing to die on, so if the majority think it's somehow a helpful category, then by all means vote to keep it, I'm just trying to find ways to resolve petty edit wars when many Admin have said it's not a Marital Status, yet the module autogenerates categories for everything so users are confused, and my hope is that we ultimately present a unified position, whatever that might be.