Answers.Body: <p>As Pete has said, you can't do that with core Civi.  An alternative approach would be to create a 'Secretary' custom field on the Organisation as a Contact Reference.  That will ensure you can only have one.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is it possible to limit the number of relationships a contact might have?</p>
  
  <p>For example, an organisation might have a "Secretary" relationship with an individual. </p>
  
  <p>There can only be one of those. </p>
  
  <p>So I don't want extra secretary relationships added to the organisationby accident.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks as always.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: It isn't possible via the UI so assume would have to be an extension. We did some work on this previously for a client but in the end they then changed their subscription logic so it was not needed. from a quick peruse of our notes it looks like it was working. (note to self 17031)
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Tags: <relationships>
Title: Limit relationships
ThreadText: # Limit relationships
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-05)
  
  Is it possible to limit the number of relationships a contact might have?
  
  For example, an organisation might have a "Secretary" relationship with an individual.
  
  There can only be one of those.
  
  So I don't want extra secretary relationships added to the organisationby accident.
  
  Thanks as always.
  
  **Tags:** relationships
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: It isn't possible via the UI so assume would have to be an extension. We did some work on this previously for a client but in the end they then changed their subscription logic so it was not needed. from a quick peruse of our notes it looks like it was working. (note to self 17031)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2019-05-07. Score: 2
  
  As Pete has said, you can't do that with core Civi. An alternative approach would be to create a 'Secretary' custom field on the Organisation as a Contact Reference. That will ensure you can only have one.
  
  
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