Genogram symbols

Cohabitation Symbol in a Genogram

A couple who live together without being married are joined by a dashed partner line instead of a solid one. Everything else works the same: children hang from the line, and slashes show separation.

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Fig. 1 — Living together example在编辑器里打开
  • Living together
  • Marriage

What it means

  • Dashed partner line = living together; solid = married.
  • If they later marry, switch the line to solid and note the year.

When to use it

  • Unmarried partners who share a home, with or without children.

Common mistakes

  • Drawing a cohabiting couple with no line at all, which hides that they are a couple.

Genogram Maker draws this symbol for you and adds it to the key automatically. Open the example above and edit it.