If my great-aunt married my friend's great-uncle, how are we related?

Question

Do not tell me we aren't related, because I know we are. I looked on a chart, and although it confused me, I know there is relation of some sort. I think it might be second cousins, am I right?

Answer 1

You are related, distantly, by marriage.  If you want to date your friend, it is legal.

Answer 2

He or she would be your first cousin, once removed by marriage. Removed means a generation difference.

Answer 3

It would depend on whether you both share a common ancestor.  If you don't then you are not related at all.

Answer 4

ya, you would be like cousins.

Answer 5

I'm pretty sure you're right, you're second cousins. That's so cool!! ^-^

Answer 6

your question lacks the needed factors to decide.  IF you and your friend both have a common ancestor...you are related. If you do not have a common ancestor, there is no relationship except by marriage.  

No one here can say yes or no.  If your great aunt is related to his great uncle, then debatable if they should be getting married! *grin*

Oh.. 2nd cousins have the same gr grandparents.  Is this true??

Answer 7

No you are not related because you do not share a common ancestor.  When an aunt marries, her husband becomes your uncle by marriage only, but you do NOT acquire HIS whole family as relatives becauase you share NO common ancestors with them; and once your aunt and her husband divorce, he is no longer even your uncle.

My aunt's first husband was my uncle.  They had 2 kids who are my first cousins.  They divorced and she is remarried to a man who already had kids.  Technically, her first husband is no longer my uncle because they are not married, but I consider him my uncle because his kids with her ARE my first cousins as we have the same grandparents.  The second husband I consider my uncle, but his kids are NOT my cousins or anything, and I don't consider them to be related.  If he and my aunt divorce, I would no longer even consider him as my uncle because there would be no other family ties to him.

I know you didn't want to be told that you are not related, but the reality is........you are NOT related.  I don't know why when it comes to this kind of thing people have difficulty accepting that they are not related to the people they want to be related to because of something like their great aunt's husband's neice's cousin married someone famous and they want that famous person to now be considered a cousin.  Doesn't work that way.