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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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how to convey this idea properly

I have my best friend who is in same age....... but actually he is my uncle (to our kinship terms).. how to say this properly.
  

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Anonymous how to say this properly. Say what? His relationship is still your uncle, irrespective of relative ages.

  • Anonymous how to say this properly.
  • Say what?
  • His relationship is still your uncle, irrespective of relative ages.
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Anonymoushow to say this properly.
Say what? His relationship is still your uncle, irrespective of relative ages.
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Thanks for you response.

But forget about this " friend" thing. if i say someone "this is my husband... but actually he is my uncle.. (same age)( i feel that is not the best way to say that).

Thanks
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I am married to my uncle who is my age.
This is my husband, who is also my uncle and is the same age as me.
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AlpheccaStarsI am married to my uncle
Is that legal?
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This possible and apparently quite legal. For example, if your father is 40 and you're 20, and your father's sister (your blood-related aunt) is 20 and her husband (your non-blood related uncle) is 20, and they get divorced, and then you marry your uncle. Then you might say:

This is my husband. He's actually my non-blood related uncle, my father's sister's ex-husband. We're the same a
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Anonymousthey get divorced,
If your aunt and uncle are divorced, and he is not related to you by blood, then he is not your uncle. You might be able to describe him as your ex-uncle.

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