Originally Posted by
Yroc07
This sucks really bad. My G/f just told me she was at a family dinner at someone who I was believed to be related to also... Here's the deal
I am 6th Cousins with a man. This man happens to be my girlfriends Step grandmothers brother. Are we related? This is very important and help would be GREATLY Appreciated!!!!!
I think what you are saying is that your sixth cousin married her grandmother's brother.
You are related very distantly, only by marriage.
But what I think you really want to know is "Can we still marry?"
More than half of the states prohibit marriage only as far removed as first cousins (varies from state to state)
I would check the law in your state, check with your religious counsel, if any (the Roman Catholic Church's ban on marriage within the fourth degree of relationship (third cousins) lasted from 1550 to 1917), but wouldn't lose any sleep over it -you can marry in more than half the states, even if you're Catholic.:)