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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

relations

Is this correct.?/ what is the proper way of saying this.

How did you meet your husband?

We were relations before we got married.
  

Top answer

Do you mean that you are related by blood? Do you know that many countries have laws that deal with the marriage of relations? You could answer eg We were distant relations.

— Clive

  • Do you mean that you are related by blood?
  • Do you know that many countries have laws that deal with the marriage of relations?
  • You could answer eg We were distant relations.
  • We met at a family get-together.
  • Clive
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Do you mean that you are related by blood?
Do you know that many countries have laws that deal with the marriage of relations?

You could answer eg We were distant relations. We met at a family get-together.

Clive
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Sorry, this is not a real situation... this is not about me.... thanks for your concern and your help.btw, we were relations before we got marreid is not proper english .. i think... is it?

Thanks
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This might be the best phrasing.

We were related before we got married.

Do not confuse it with this:

We had relations before we got married.
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Iff you were related before your marriage, you re still related today. A cousin remains a cousin even if you marry him/her.
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