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My parents are related through one set of grandparents four or five generations back. My wife and I are related through the same grandparents. These are weird
by Loughla 3y ago
My parents are related through one set of grandparents four or five generations back.
My wife and I are related through the same grandparents.
These are weird, but it makes sense - we're from smaller towns, which were settled not that long ago in the grand scheme of things. If you trace enough of us back, we're all probably related.
But the seriously trippy part is - my younger sibling and their spouse are related through the same great(x4 or so) grandparents. The sibling is from a different country that isn't even close to where we're from. Like literally the other side of the planet.
It blew my mind.
- DrFlipper 3y ago[flagged]
- HerculePoirot 3y agoDon't be disingenuous and provide the end of the quote: > four or five generations back.
- stouset 3y agoI think it was just ambiguous wording. “Through the same grandparents [as mentioned earlier]” vs. “through the same grandparents [that we directly share]”.
- JustLurking2022 3y agoIf one of you is from one corner of the former British empire and the other from another corner, it becomes a lot less surprising. The British showed out everywhere the past ~400 years and often forcibly relocated certain subjects (e.g. the Irish).