Thread:Spencerz/@comment-1618941-20130512073023/@comment-166-20130519162524

I originally designed the field to mimic its counterpart in the old Handbooks. The new Handbooks seem to have done away with this status, in favour of letting the "Known Relatives" field handle it.

Times have certainly changed since 1981, and so should we. I would support changing the field name to "Relationship Status", thus allowing values like "Dating", "Civil Union", and "Domestic Partnership" to more easily fit.

Would someone mind reaching out to the DC Database folks to get their opinion? I'd prefer to reach a consensus and have both make the change.