Originally Posted By: Myridon
The relationship between the two people in question is due to a
relationship between their descendants not their ancestors.

To be even more specific, with cousins, the common ancestor is more than one generation away (first cousins share at least one grandparent, second cousins share at least one great-grandparent, etc.). The bond of the people in question is due to their immediate descendants, not their grandchildren.


Be careful here not to confuse 'second cousins' with 'first cousins once removed'.

----please, draw me a sheep----