In a highly unusual family situation, a pair of identical twins married another pair of identical twins, making their children cousins as well as genetic siblings.
If you're confused, don't worry, we'll explain.
This unusual family began when twins Brittany and Brianna Dean met twin brothers Josh and Jeremy Salliers at a festival in 2017 and immediately fell in love.
The two couples got married a year later in August 2018 in a joint wedding ceremony.
In fact, the couple currently live together in the same home in Virginia.
Although they meet frequently, they try not to get involved in each other's arguments.
Brittany told People magazine last year, “When Josh and Jeremy are arguing, Briana and I try not to get involved. When Briana and I have a disagreement, Josh and Jeremy try not to get involved. That's probably good advice for any married person.”
Twins married fellow twins (Instagram/@salyerstwins)
No matter how difficult things get, it all seems to work out in the end.
Brittany continued, “I think sometimes you get used to living your dreams and it's good to take a moment to remember how much you wanted to achieve them when you were younger and how impossible it all seemed when you were growing up and when you were dating. And now we're achieving our dreams, so that keeps us strong.”
Brittany and Briana were also pregnant around the same time, making this story even more incredible.
Jeremy and Briana welcomed their son, Jax, in January 2021, and Brittany gave birth to Jett in April that year.
The two, now toddlers, are cousins but are scientifically known as tetrad twins.
The cousins are quadruplet twins (Instagram/@salyerstwins)
According to Web MD, quaternary twinning occurs when “one set of identical twins fathers a child with another set of identical twins within a short period of time, usually less than nine months.”
Legally, Jett and Jax are cousins, but genetically they are more like brothers born to the same parents.
The family has quite the following on social media, and the twins recently revealed how they decide who will date who.
“We were paired up in the order we were born. It wasn't intentional, it just happened naturally!” they began.
“Briana and Jeremy are the older twins. They fell in love and got married. Brittany and Josh are the younger twins. They also fell in love and got married.”