building the family
people wish they had
Relative Choice™ helps adults find and build
chosen-family relationships safely
intentionally and close to home.
About Relative Choice™
“Family isn’t always about shared DNA. It’s about who loves you for you and who makes you feel like home."
A place where family is built on love, not DNA. Some come searching for a single connection—a parent, sibling, grandparent, or friend. Others are building an entire chosen family. Whatever your journey looks like, you belong here.
WHO WE ARE
“We’re not redefining family — we’re honoring the one you’ve always deserved.”
Relative Choice™ isn’t just a platform. It’s a movement to end isolation. Family is who loves you, shows up for you, and makes life feel like home—no matter how you found each other.
How It Works
Building real family connections
—one step at a time.
Relative Choice™ is a connection platform designed to bring people together
based on the family roles they’re looking for—or willing to offer.
Meet the Heart Behind Relative Choice™
A small team with a big mission
helping people find the family they’ve always deserved.
Relative Choice™ was built by people who know what it means to long for connection.
Our team blends lived experience with compassion and technology to create a space where everyone can feel seen, supported, and loved
Robin Oneill
Founder
Gordon Boelter
Chief Operating Officer
STORIES FROM OUR FAMILY
Real voices. Real needs.
The reason Relative Choice exists.
Even before launch, people from every walk of life are sharing why Relative Choice matters
and what finding chosen family could mean to them.
Mel R.
“Would be nice to find people with children who need to be loved and spoiled and cared for. We’d love to be grandparents."
Keisha White
“I’m raising my kids alone and never had a real family growing up. I just want to break the cycle — to give my children the love and support I never had.”
Dr. Loretta Henderson
“I was shocked when I started to comprehend the number of lonely people who were really just existing. With the Relative Choice service, I can point them to a solution to this heartbreaking situation.”
Rajesh P.
“When I needed surgery, there was no one to call — no one to take me home. That’s when I realized how much I needed real connection.”
Marissa
“Grandparents Day at school broke me. My kids sat there alone while every other child had family show up. They deserve grandparents — and I deserve support. I’m just done doing this alone.”
Tom Simmons
“I lost both my parents and don’t have siblings or a partner. I’ve never felt this alone. I just want that sense of family again — people who care and show up.”
Questions You Might Have
Here are a few answers to help you feel at home
Relative Choice™ is designed to make meaningful connection simple, safe, and real.
Whether you’re curious about privacy, membership, or how it all works, you’ll find quick answers below.
Relative Choice™ is your connection platform (IOS and Android) to find and build your chosen family. You choose the family roles you want to add to your tree—whether it’s a sibling, a grandparent, or an entire family unit.
Users can find and fulfill roles like siblings, parents, grandparents, adult children, aunts, uncles, and family units.
No, we do not. We focus exclusively on familial relationships.
We use a proprietary algorithm to match you with people who feel like family. It’s all about finding those missing pieces!
