diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 71e037718..853aac6de 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 		$postal_code = notags(trim($_POST['postal_code']));
 		$country_name = notags(trim($_POST['country_name']));
 
-		$marital = notags(trim(implode(', ',$_POST['marital'])));
+		$marital = notags(trim($_POST['marital']));
 		if($marital != $orig[0]['marital'])
 			$maritalchanged = true;
 
diff --git a/view/profile_selectors.php b/view/profile_selectors.php
index 03dd2aacd..46f5c8b68 100644
--- a/view/profile_selectors.php
+++ b/view/profile_selectors.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function sexpref_selector($current="",$suffix="") {
 function marital_selector($current="",$suffix="") {
 	$select = array('', t('Single'), t('Lonely'), t('Available'), t('Unavailable'), t('Dating'), t('Unfaithful'), t('Sex Addict'), t('Friends'), t('Friends/Benefits'), t('Casual'), t('Engaged'), t('Married'), t('Partners'), t('Cohabiting'), t('Happy'), t('Not Looking'), t('Swinger'), t('Betrayed'), t('Separated'), t('Unstable'), t('Divorced'), t('Widowed'), t('Uncertain'), t('Complicated'), t('Don\'t care'), t('Ask me') );
 
-	$o .= "<select name=\"marital[]\" id=\"marital-select\" multiple=\"multiple\" size=\"2\" >";
+	$o .= "<select name=\"marital\" id=\"marital-select\" size=\"1\" >";
 	foreach($select as $selection) {
 		$selected = (($selection == $current) ? ' selected="selected" ' : '');
 		$o .= "<option value=\"$selection\" $selected >$selection</option>";