"In terms of family relations, he's a cousin, but in terms of age, she's a bit younger," Kane Forest explained. If he remembered correctly, Jane Sampson was slightly younger than Peter Gingery—though whether it was by a few days or a few months, he couldn't quite recall.
However, Kane Forest didn't make it very clear. After all, even Jane Sampson herself hadn't shared her marriage news with everyone. This was something private, and Kane Forest felt it wasn't his place to reveal it for her.
Besides, Jane Sampson was a public figure. Such matters were highly sensitive and protected aspects of privacy. It wasn't something she could casually tell a friend she'd just met for the first time.
"Oh! I get it—Jane Sampson must have a higher seniority in her family. It's like how I have to call a seven- or eight-year-old kid in our family 'uncle,'" Oscar Wilson said.
"Oh, so that's how it is," the Hardly Named user said, nodding in sudden realization.