Did you find love or did you break up a relationship and want to tell the whole world about it? Nowadays, Facebook is the best way to do this. In fact, you can quickly change your sentimental situation using the Facebook application or website.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Using the Facebook Application
Step 1. Open your profile within the Facebook application
Launch the application on your device and then log into your profile. The process varies slightly depending on the operating system in use on your device:
- Android - press the menu button (☰) in the upper right corner, then tap your name at the top of the screen;
- iOS - tap the menu button (☰) in the lower right corner, then tap your name at the top of the screen.
Step 2. Select "Update Information"
If you can't find this option, click "Info" instead.
Step 3. Scroll down until you find the space dedicated to your sentimental situation
On Android devices, this is at the bottom of the first section of the screen dedicated to your information. On iOS, however, you will have to scroll a bit to find this information.
Step 4. Change your relationship status
Press the "V" button and select "Edit relationship situation". Alternatively, tap the "Edit" button. The procedure to follow depends on the version of Facebook you use.
Step 5. Select your relationship situation
Press on the current state to change it. You can choose between "Single", "Engaged", "Officially engaged", "Married", "In a civil partnership", "In an open relationship", "Cohabitant" and so on.
To remove your relationship status from the profile, select the "---" option
Step 6. Enter the name of the person you share the relationship with
If your partner uses Facebook, their name will appear as an option below the text field and you can press on it to select it.
Step 7. Enter your anniversary date
If you want to show the day of the anniversary, click on the drop-down menu titled "Year". Once the year is selected, the menu for the month will appear, followed by that for the day. However, entering this information is optional.
Step 8. Configure the privacy settings
You can decide who can see your sentimental situation by clicking on the privacy menu, located in the lower left corner of the section. By default, your friends can see your relationship status. However, it is possible to change the configuration by choosing between "Everyone", "Only me" (in this case the information will be hidden) or "Custom". You can also select one of your friends lists. Click on "More options" to see the available alternatives.
Step 9. Save your settings
When you have finished entering the data, click on the "Save" button. If you have configured your relationship situation by indicating another Facebook user, this person will receive a message in which they will be asked to confirm or not the relationship they share with you. Once confirmed, your relationship status will appear on your profile.
- If this person already shares a relationship with someone else, Facebook won't allow you to make such a change.
- In fact, Facebook doesn't allow you to select a relationship with multiple people for now.
Method 2 of 2: Using the Facebook Website
Step 1. Open your profile editor
Connect to the Facebook website. Once logged in, click on your name in the top left corner of the home page. Click on the "Info" button to edit your profile.
Step 2. Click on "Family and Relationships"
This button is located on the left sidebar and allows you to quickly access the section dedicated to your sentimental situation.
Step 3. Select your relationship situation
If you haven't configured this section yet, first click on "Add your relationship situation". You can choose between "Single", "Engaged", "Married", "Officially Fiance", "In a civil partnership", "In an open relationship", "Cohabitant", etc.
- To remove the sentimental situation from your profile, select the "---" option.
- Please note that deleting this information from your profile is an action that is not made public in any way. The person you broke up with will not be notified of the change. All users who look at your diary will simply see this change appear.
Step 4. Enter the name of the person you share a relationship with
If he is a Facebook user, his name will appear as an option below the text field and you can click on it to select it.
Step 5. Enter the anniversary date
If you want to show the day of the anniversary, enter it using the drop-down menus available. This information is optional.
Step 6. Configure the privacy settings
You can decide who can see your sentimental situation by clicking on the privacy icon in the lower left corner of the section. By default, your friends will be able to see your relationship status. You can change it by selecting the option "Everyone", "Only me" (in this case it will be hidden) or "Custom". You can also decide to share it only with a certain list of friends.
Step 7. Click on "Save" to save the changes made
The indicated person will receive a message asking whether or not to confirm the relationship. Once confirmed, your relationship status will appear on your profile.
- You must first have made friends on Facebook with your (or your) partner.
- If a person is already committed to someone else, Facebook won't allow you to make this type of change with them.
- In fact, for the moment Facebook doesn't allow users to select a relationship with multiple people.
Advice
- If the person involved in the relationship does not receive any e-mail notice regarding your change or cannot find it, invite them to check the "Notifications" to see your request.
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Facebook allows you to set the following states, many of which recognize and include the LGBT community (these states may vary depending on the country you log into Facebook from):
- Single
- Engaged / a
- Officially engaged
- Married
- Cohabitant
- In a civil union
- In a complicated relationship
- In an open relationship
- Widower / a
- Separated / a
- Divorced / a
Warnings
- Before announcing a major change affecting your love life on Facebook, make sure you have told the people close to you about it. If your family finds out about your engagement via Facebook, rather than receiving the news directly from you, they may be upset.
- Before updating your Facebook profile, you should discuss the status change with the person concerned. You have to make sure you are on the same wavelength.
