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Oh, and its also important what she is doing during this "relationship" time. Does she work? You don't want it to look like you are supporting her in any way, and you have acquiesced to that situation.

From what you've described, it certainly does look like she could give evidence of a de facto relationship existing from a prior date. My usual advice to people in this situation is as much as possible, do not intermingle your finances and keep the best records you can about who pays for what...