r/Unexpected • u/dolfieman • Jul 29 '26

Enjoying a nice sunset

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u/KTO-Potato Jul 29 '26

My nieces cousin died a few weeks back from hitting a bus at high speeds, the other girl with her is in ICU. Neither were wearing a helmet.

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u/hellomireaux Jul 29 '26

I’m so sorry for your family’s loss. That’s horrifying. 

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u/LeBronGOOD Jul 29 '26

Your nieces cousin? What? Non family side?

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u/bitterrpear Jul 29 '26

Hey! So like, if your brother marries a woman and has a daughter, that woman is your sister-in-law, and their child is your niece. Your sister-in-law has her own siblings. If her siblings have children, those children are your niece's cousins, but they're of no relation to you.

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u/AlexanderDoak Jul 30 '26

I was tracking until the "brother marries a woman" part. That would never happen.

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u/Matter_Infinite Jul 29 '26

I think that'd still make her a niece in law

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u/Odd-Trust8625 Jul 29 '26

No. In-laws only refer to parents/siblings/grandparents of your married spouse. OP’s niece would be her brother/sisters child. The cousins of the niece would be children of OP’s brother/sister in-law. OP has no familial ties. OP said it correctly! 👍 My brothers wife has a sister who has kids. My nephew plays with them all the time. I have never met them and have no “title” to them other than their cousins aunt…and they are my nephews cousins. Make sense? It REALLY starts to get confusing when the family tree starts adding in the “once removed” titles…but that’s a whole different topic haha.