Add Relatives on Facebook

Facebook is a social networking website that allows users to connect and communicate with friends and family members. Facebook allows users to add designated types of family members to their profiles. This allows other users to view a Facebook member's family at a glance. You can add your own family on Facebook quickly and easily. More information below the jump.

Steps

  1. Log in to your Facebook account.
  2. Go to your own profile page by clicking on the "Profile" link in the top left corner of your screen.
  3. Click on the gray "Edit Profile" button in the top left corner of your screen.
  4. Click on the "Featured People" link on the left side of your screen.
  5. Add a spouse, partner or significant other. Check the "Relationship Status" at the top of your screen. Depending on your listed relationship status, you may or may not be able to add a spouse, partner or significant other. Selecting 1 of the following relationship status choices will allow you to add a the name of a person with whom you are in a relationship: In a Relationship, Engaged, Married, It's Complicated, In An Open Relationship, In a Civil Union or In a Domestic Partnership. Choosing 1 of these relationship status options will result in you not being allowed to add a spouse, partner or significant other: Single, Widowed, Separated or Divorced.
  6. Add other family members. Click on "Add another family member" to add family members other than a spouse, partner or significant other. Facebook allows you to choose from the following family member types: Daughter, Son, Expected: Boy, Expected: Girl, Expected: Child, Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, Nephew, Cousin: Female, Cousin: Male, Granddaughter, Grandson, Grandmother and Grandfather.
  7. Select the family member's name. Type the first few letters of each person's name until the full name appears; then select the name by clicking on it.
  8. Click the blue "Save Changes" button at the bottom of your screen.
  9. Repeat this process for each family member you wish to add.
  10. Wait for the family members you've added to confirm your requests. When they do, their name will appear in your profile under family



Tips

  • Listing in-laws and other family members whose relationships are not one of the Facebook options is possible. From the same "Featured People" entry screen, click on the "Create a New List" link. Choose a descriptive name for your list (like "In-Laws,") then enter the names of the people you want to add.
  • Your Facebook privacy settings will determine who can actually see the family members you've listed.
  • Entering the name of an adult who is not on Facebook will result in a prompt to enter the person's email address. Facebook will then send the person an invitation to become your friend on Facebook and confirm the Family Request. There is no option to add an adult family member who is not on Facebook without entering an email address. If you enter the name of a son or daughter, you will not be asked for an email address, but you will be asked for a date of birth. Entering this information is optional. If you add an expected child, you will be asked for a due date. Entering this information is optional.

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