Basically DH is stuck in a dead end job. The pay is ok, but they're always making people redundant, it's an industry in decline, and eventually he will get made redundant too. We know this.
He wants to sidestep into another area of the same industry which is growing and growing. Trouble is he needs training and experience, which his current employer won't give him. He's tried applying for lesser paid jobs in this part of his industry but he's up against graduates 10 years younger than him and it just isn't happening.
Anyway, was chatting with my dad recently and he just happened to mention that my 2nd cousin, his cousin's son, has just been made head of a massive department in a huge national company that does exactly what DH is looking for. It's a really senior role he has recently taken on following a pretty stellar career.
AIBU to email him? To explain who I am and ask for advice for DH? I will be honest and say I met him maybe once as children. BUT my dad and his dad are in touch and have lunch maybe twice a year, and our grandmothers were very close sisters. He will know who I am when he gets the email if I send it.
I know it may sound creepy and stalkery but we need a break for DH - advice please?