Yes, I've been using the "partnered" status since the single status didn't allow for any contingent planning. I've been retired 8 years and doing Roth conversions during these low income years, while my partner is still working and supporting us. I am drawing a small pension which she is named 100% beneficiary if I died first. I'll take a second small pension at 70 that grows 10%/year delayed retirement credits. But without using "partnered" ESP Planner won't do any contingent planning, won't show her income and assets available to both of us as well as my own (which are more) throwing me temporarily into negative consumption, which causes the program to not run any reports. Also neither of us knows our respective ex-spouses yearly past earnings. I've just estimated the ex-spousal benefit amount in the annuity section since the Social Security Office refused to divulge that until we sign up. We plan to marry after we both turn 70 in 2020. If health issues come up before that, we can always marry sooner. I wish partnered could also include divorced and widowed statuses.