Change Your Relationship Status on the Facebook Website

To update your relationship status on the Facebook website:

Change Your Relationship Status in the Facebook App

To update your relationship status in the Facebook app: Choices are:

SingleIn a relationshipEngagedMarriedIn a civil unionIn a domestic partnershipIn an open relationshipIt’s complicatedSeparatedDivorcedWidowed

If you select the globe icon, your relationship status will be public. The couple icon makes it viewable to your friends only. Choices are:

SingleIn a relationshipEngagedMarriedIn a civil unionIn a domestic partnershipIn an open relationshipIt’s complicatedSeparatedDivorcedWidowed

Your partner will be notified that you have added them. Until your partner approves the addition of their name, you will see “Pending” next to your relationship status. The globe icon makes your relationship status public. The couple icon makes your relationship status viewable to your friends only.