Thanks Jay - "Brief" relationship suits almost perfectly Thanks Wendy as well. Yes, I like those options - thank you!
On 25 September 2013 16:10, Wendy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > Go to the Marriage Information window for Male 1 and Female 2 - you have > a box to check that says "This couple did not marry", as well as the > Wording Options tab where you can choose how you will describe their > relationship in words that feel appropriate to you. > > I'm not married to my partner - it's been 25 years now, we're not in a > rush. :-) As well as that box checked, the status of our relationship > set to "Common Law". > > In the Wording Options tab in Legacy I have it set to say that we "had a > relationship with" each other. The spouse (at the bottom of the window) > is also set to be called a Partner, and the "marriage" is called a > Partnership. > > Choose the words/phrases that suit you for your situation. > > You could see what effect marking the "marriage" as Private to see if > that removes the names from the Spouse List. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Wendy > > > Kathy Thompson said the following on 25/09/2013 5:39 p.m.: > > I have a situation which is no doubt not unique but I'm not sure how > > to get Legacy to handle it properly to suit the sensitivities of the > > situation. > > > > Male 1 marries Female 1 and they have Child 1 > > Male 2 marries Female 2 and they have Child 2, 3 & 4 > > Female 1 dies. > > Some years later Male 1 has an illicit liaison with Female 2 resulting > > in Child 5 and Divorce between Male 2 and Female 2 > > Male 1 and Female 2 never marry and aside from the illicit liaison, > > minimal relationship with each other. > > Child 5 needs to have parents correctly recorded as Male 1 and Female > > 2 but since the parents had only the briefest of relationships, I > > don't want the reports to say spouse or even partner. > > I would also prefer (if at all possible) for Female 2 & Male 1 to Not > > appear in the Spouse list for each other. > > > > How can I best handle this situation? > > > > Thanks > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
