Doesn't the above quoted sentence imply that the person is describing that he/she belongs to the category of people who have been in a relationship atleast once in their lifetime?(irrespective of whether or not the relationship is still continued in the present) Also, what would the sentence "I have been in a relationship." imply? Does it suggest that the relationship is definitely continued in the present or could it have ended recently?
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4I think that if the relationship was continuing the speaker would be more likely to say "I've been in a relationship for six years", so to me six-year-long suggests that it is over (and have been that it is recently over). – Kate Bunting Aug 03 '22 at 13:03
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1Does this answer your question? Which is more appropriate? "I was married" OR "I have been married"? – ColleenV Aug 03 '22 at 15:54
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@KateBunting yeah exactly what I think! – Prabha Agnihotri Aug 04 '22 at 12:56